Chief Justice of Namibia

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The Chief Justice of Namibia is the head of the country’s judiciary and its highest court, responsible for leading the Supreme Court and overseeing the administration of justice.

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Label Occurrences
Chief Justice of Namibia canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appointedBy President of Namibia ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Namibia ⓘ
category Chief justices of Namibia ⓘ
confirmedBy National Assembly of Namibia ⓘ
country Namibia ⓘ
createdAfter independence of Namibia ⓘ
currentIncumbent Petrus Damaseb ⓘ
firstHolder Hans Joachim Berker NERFINISHED ⓘ
formationDate 1990 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver judges of the High Court of Namibia ⓘ
judges of the Supreme Court of Namibia ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguageOfWork English ⓘ
headOf Supreme Court of Namibia ⓘ
judiciary of Namibia ⓘ
inauguralHolder Hans Joachim Berker NERFINISHED ⓘ
incumbentSince 2024 ⓘ
jurisdiction Namibia ⓘ
leads Supreme Court of Namibia ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
locatedIn Windhoek ⓘ
mayPresideOver constitutional cases in the Supreme Court of Namibia ⓘ
mayRepresent judiciary of Namibia at official functions ⓘ
memberOf Judicial Service Commission of Namibia ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage English ⓘ
nominatedBy President of Namibia ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Hans Joachim Berker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ismael Mahomed ⓘ
Peter Shivute ⓘ
Petrus Damaseb ⓘ
officeType non-political office ⓘ
oversees administration of justice in Namibia ⓘ
judiciary of Namibia ⓘ
participatesIn Judicial Service Commission of Namibia ⓘ
partOf courts of Namibia ⓘ
predecessorOfficeHolder Peter Shivute ⓘ
rank highest judicial officer in Namibia ⓘ
reportsTo no higher judicial authority within Namibia ⓘ
residence Windhoek ⓘ
responsibleFor allocation of judicial work in the Supreme Court of Namibia ⓘ
ensuring effective administration of justice ⓘ
ensuring independence of the judiciary in Namibia ⓘ
supervision of lower courts in Namibia ⓘ
upholding the Constitution of Namibia ⓘ
seat Supreme Court of Namibia building ⓘ
style The Honourable Chief Justice ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice
symbolizes independence of the judiciary in Namibia ⓘ
termLength until retirement age prescribed by law ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Namibia → composition → Chief Justice of Namibia ⓘ
Judiciary of Namibia → headedBy → Chief Justice of Namibia ⓘ