Judicial Vacancies in The High Court of The Kingdom of Lesotho

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JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF JUDICIAL VACANCIES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO

1. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) invites individual applications and nominations by members of the public and non-profit organizations for candidates to fill seven vacancies of puisne Judges in the High Court of Lesotho.

2. Members of the public interested in nominating persons interested must complete the following:

(a)  Nomination Form (JSC/JHC/01) – which provides the basic information about the candidate and must be signed by the applicant or nominated person. 

Nominees and individual applicants must also complete the following:

(b) Authorization Form (JSC/JHC/02) – which allows the Secretary to obtain a statement of the applicant’s or nominee’s current and past standing from the Law Society and other regulatory bodies.

(c) Background Check Consent Form (JSC/JHC/03) – to consent to a background check of health status and general compliance with laws.

(d) Questionnaire (JSC/JHC/04) – to provide basic data for oral interview and subsequent assessment by the Judicial Service Commission.  Candidates should complete the form in full and in accordance with the instructions provided.

3. The Secretary wishes to point out the following:

(a) Interviews with short-listed candidates will be conducted in public, i.e. members of the public and the media (both electronic and print) are free to attend the interviews but not the deliberations by the Commissioners.

(b) It is open to persons or bodies nominating candidates to motivate their nominations by referring the JSC to the candidate’s qualifications and general fitness to hold office of a puisne judge.

(c) Nominations and individual applications must be addressed to and reach the Secretary of the JSC or by email to: [email protected] by no later than Friday, 26 March 2021.

4. Nominations and applications with relevant forms and certified copies of certificates must be hand-delivered to:

The Secretary, Judicial Service Commission

Palace of Justice, High Court

Nightingale Road,

P.O. Box 90,

Maseru,

Lesotho.

OR

Email to: [email protected]

Interviews will be held from 3rd  May to 7th May  2021 in the High Court Conference Room, Maseru or any other venue to be decided upon.

Attachments / Downloads:

  1. Nomination Form (JSC/JHC/01)
  2. Authorization Form (JSC/JHC/02)
  3. Background Check Consent Form (JSC/JHC/03)
  4. Questionnaire (JSC/JHC/04)

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