National
Justice of the Supreme Court
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of The Gambia
- Exact method
- The Court has the Chief Justice and not fewer than four other Justices (Constitution s.125(1)); appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (s.138(2)). Holders not yet loaded.
- Seats
- At least 4
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of The Gambia 1997 rev. 2004 (Constitute Project), read 2026-10-12: s.93(1) Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected from among the nominated members; s.125(1) Supreme Court of the Chief Justice and not fewer than four other Justices (seats_kind minimum). For: Justice of the Supreme Court
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of The Gambia 1996 rev. 2004 (Constitute), read 2026-10-12: sections 46, 63, 70, 73, 76, 88, 93, 100, 125-127, 138-139. Note: s.88 text there says 48 elected members; the Assembly has 53 constituencies today per assembly.gm. For: Justice of the Supreme Court
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