(A) COMPOSITION OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION. AT PRESENT
THE JSC CONSISTS OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE AS CHAIRMAN, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ONE JUDGE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BAR AND LAW SOCIETY. THE JUDICIARY CONSIDERS THAT THIS DOES NOT PROVIDE A FAIR BALANCE BECAUSE MEMBERS FROM GROUPS
WHICH MAY BE IN CONFLICT WITH JUDICIAL OFFICERS OUTNUMBERED THE
JUDICIAL OFFICERS IN THE JSC. IT IS THEREFORE PROPOSED THAT THE
JSC SHOULD IN FUTURE BE COMPOSED OF 3 MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY INCLUDING THE CHIEF JUSTICE AS CHAIRMAN, 3 MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL
PROFESSION INCLUDING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, 2 LAY MEMBERS
INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
(B) JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION PROCEDURE. AT PRESENT THE JSC'S DECISION MUST BE UNAMIMOUS. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS AND IT IS PROPOSED TO INTRODUCE ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WHICH DECISIONS ARE BY A SIMPLE
MAJORITY.
(C) APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS. APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS ARE MADE ON THE ADVICE OF THE JSC BUT ARE
PROCESSED BY CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH. IT IS PROPOSED THAT IN FUTURE THE JUDICIARY ITSELF SHOULD PROCESS APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS OF
JUDICIAL OFFICERS 1.E. MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR AND
TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS APPROPRIATE.
(D) SECURITY OF TENURE. IT IS PROPOSED TO EXTEND THE SECURITY
OF TENURE OF JUDGES TO OTHERS JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO THE EXTENT OF
PROVIDING THAT THEY CAN ONLY BE REMOVED ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF
A TRIBUNAL OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
(E) SALARIES. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE SALARIES OF JUDICIAL
OFFICERS SHOULD BE DIVORCED FORM THOSE OF THE CIVIL SERVICE. IT IS
THEREFORE PROPOSED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A SINGLE JUDICIAL SCALE
COVERING ALL JUDICIAL OFFICERS WHICH SHOULD BE PUBLISHED SEPARAT-
ELY IN A DOCUMENT ISSUED BY THE JUDICIARY ITSELF. IT ADDITION, IT
IS PROPOSED THAT THE LEVEL OF SALARIES FOR ALL JUDICIAL OFFICERS
SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DIRECTORATE
SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE BUT SITTING AS A STANDING
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE. THIS
COMMITTEE COULD THEN CONSIDER THE JUDICIARY'S REQUEST FOR SALARIES
OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS TO BE DETERMINED ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS.
(F) CONDITIONS OF SERVICE. AS IN THE CASE OF SALARIES IT IS
PROPOSED THAT CONDITIONS OF SERVICE FOR ALL JUDICIAL OFFICERS
SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY A STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.
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