National
Chief Justice
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of Seychelles
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President from candidates proposed by the Constitutional Appointments Authority (Constitution art. 127). Heads the Supreme Court; the Court of Appeal (President of the Court of Appeal) hears appeals from it.
- Chosen by
- President of Seychelles
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Rony Govinden since November 2020 Report Source: statehouse.gov.sc, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of Seychelles (1993, rev. 2017), Constitute Project English text, read 2026-10-12: VP running mate art. 66A(4); ministers appointed with Assembly approval art. 69(2); judges appointed on CAA proposal art. 127; Assembly composition art. 78(2) and Schedule 4; election window art. 79(1). For: Chief Justice
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Office structure, 34 seats (26 FPTP + 8 proportional), cabinet portfolios from Wikipedia (2025 general election; Cabinet of Seychelles), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because nationalassembly.sc and statehouse.gov.sc returned HTTP 500. For: Chief Justice
- statehouse.gov.sc · checked State House, "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles sworn in", 9 Nov 2020, read 2026-10-12: Rony James Govinden sworn in as Chief Justice under art. 127 on CAA recommendation. Still sitting as Chief Justice per judiciary.sc cause lists, Sept 2026. For: Rony Govinden, current term
- statehouse.gov.sc · checked State House, Herminie sworn in 26 Oct 2025 before Chief Justice Rony Govinden; VP Pillay sworn in 28 Oct 2025 (nation.sc/articles/28033). Cabinet, Speaker (Azarel Ernesta) and Deputy Speaker (Egbert Aglae) per Wikipedia (Cabinet of Seychelles; National Assembly (Seychelles)), read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia, because official sites unreachable; ministers not re-verified for changes after Oct 2025. Minister and Chief Justice start dates unknown (NULL). For: Rony Govinden, current term