The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed six acting judges to the Supreme Court and one to the High Court.
The judges appointed in an acting capacity for the Supreme Court are Theo Frank, Dave Smuts, Rita Makarau, Shafimana Ueitele, Hannelie Prinsloo and Esi Schimming-Chase.
On Tuesday, JSC secretary Elias Shikongo announced that president Nangolo Mbumba appointed the acting judges of appeal on the recommendation of the JSC for the duration of 2025.
The president also appointed lawyer Doris Hans-Kaumbi as an acting judge of the High Court from the start of January to the end of April this year.
Hans-Kaumbi previously served as an acting judge of the High Court from mid-June to the end of August 2022.
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