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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