The Superior Courts(Number of Judges)Act,2025

ENACTED by the Parliament of Zambia. 1. This Act may be cited as the Superior Courts (Number of
Judges) Act, 2025. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“Chief Justice” means the Chief Justice appointed in
accordance with Article 140 of the Constitution;
“Constitutional Court” means the Constitutional Court
established under Article 127 of the Constitution;
“Court of Appeal” means the Court of Appeal established
under Article 130 of the Constitution;
“High Court” means the High Court established in accordance
with Article 133 of the Constitution;
“Deputy Chief Justice” means the Deputy Chief Justice
appointed in accordance with Article 140 of the Constitution;
Enactment
Short title
Interpretation
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Superior Courts (Number of Judges) [No. 12 of 2025 175
GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBIA
ACT
No. 12 of 2025
Date of Assent: 8th August, 2025
An Act to prescribe the number of judges for the Supreme
Court, Constitutional Court, Court of Appeal and High
Court; repeal and replace the Superior Courts (Number
of Judges) Act, 2016; and provide for matters connected
with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

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Court; repeal and replace the Superior Courts (Number
of Judges) Act, 2016; and provide for matters connected
with, or incidental to, the foregoing.

[19th August, 2025
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K 4.00 each.

[19th August, 2025
Single copies of this Act may be obtained from the Government Printer,
P.O. Box 30136, 10101 Lusaka, Price K 4.00 each.

“Deputy Judge President” has the meaning assigned to the
words in the Court of Appeal Act, 2016;
“Deputy President of the Constitutional Court” means the
Deputy President of the Constitutional Court appointed
under Article 140 of the Constitution;
“judge” has the meaning assigned to the word in the
Constitution and the word “judges” shall be construed
accordingly;
“Judge President” has the meaning assigned to the words in
the Court of Appeal Act, 2016;
“superior court” has the meaning assigned to the words in the
Constitution; and
“Supreme Court means the Supreme Court established under
Article 124 of the Constitution;
3. There shall be thirteen judges of the Supreme Court, including
the Chief Justice and the Deputy Chief Justice. 4. There shall be thirteen judges of the Constitutional Court,
including the President of the Constitutional Court and the Deputy
President of the Constitutional Court. 5. There shall be not more than thirty-one judges of the Court
of Appeal, including the Judge President and the Deputy Judge
President. 6. There shall be not more than one hundred judges of the High
Court. 7. The Superior Courts (Number of Judges) Act, 2016, is
repealed. Cap. 1
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t. 6. There shall be not more than one hundred judges of the High
Court. 7. The Superior Courts (Number of Judges) Act, 2016, is
repealed. Cap. 1
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Supreme
Court
judges
Act No. 7 of
2016
Act No. 7 of
2016
Constitutional
Court judges
Court of
Appeal
judges
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High Court
judges
Repeal of
Act No. 9 of
2016
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