Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister after

The other Judges

consulting the Leader of the Opposition.

shall be appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of

the Judicial and Legal Services section of the Public Services

Commission and with the concurrence of the Prime Minister

after consulting the Leader of the Opposition. The Governor-

General may also appoint temporary Supreme Court Judges in

the event that the office of a Supreme Court Judge is vacant

or any Supreme Court Judge is unable to perform his functions.

81. A Judge of the Supreme Court shall vacate his office on

reaching the age of 62 years, unless otherwise authorised by

the Governor-General.

No office of Judge of the Supreme Court

shall be abolished while there is a substantive holder of such

office.

82. A Judge of the Supreme Court may be removed from office

only for inability to perform his functions or for misbehaviour,

and the question of his removal has been referred by

Her Majesty The Queen to the Belize Advisory Council and the

Council has advised Her Majesty accordingly. When considering

the removal of a Judge, the Belize Advisory Council shall sit

as a tribunal with a Judge or retired Judge of a Superior

Court of Record as Chairman.

The Court of Appeal

83.

The Judges of the Court of Appeal shall be the President,

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