Judiciary is accountable to the people from whom it derives its judicial authority. The judiciary is headed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who, like the other justices, is appointed by the President on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission in most countries.
Supreme Court/Court of Appeal/High Court
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Supreme Court/Court of Appeal/High Court |
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Country |
Chief Justice |
Judge President |
Judges |
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2012 |
2015 |
2012 |
2015 |
2012 |
2015 |
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Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men % |
Women % |
Men % |
Women % |
|
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Angola |
|
|
3 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
0 |
69 |
31 |
63 |
37 |
|
Botswana |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
94.4 |
5.6 |
76.5 |
23.5 |
|
DRC |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
8 |
0 |
|
|
91 |
6 |
|
Lesotho |
1 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
34.8 |
65.2 |
- |
- |
|
Malawi |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
62.5 |
37.5 |
74.2 |
25.8 |
|
Madagascar |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
12 |
88 |
|
Mauritius |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
51.4 |
48.6 |
50 |
50 |
|
Mozambique |
|
|
- |
- |
|
|
- |
- |
69.5 |
30.5 |
69.9 |
30.1 |
|
Namibia |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
83 |
17 |
85 |
15 |
|
Seychelles |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
80 |
20 |
82 |
11 |
|
South Africa |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
72 |
28 |
66 |
34 |
|
Swaziland |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
75 |
25 |
80 |
20 |
|
Tanzania |
1 |
0 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
57 |
43 |
64.2 |
35.8 |
|
Zambia |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
46 |
54 |
51 |
49 |
|
Zimbabwe |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
71 |
29 |
52 |
48 |
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Source SADC Gender Monitor 2013, National Progress reports on Implementation of the SADC Gender and Development Protocol |
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Magistrates Court
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Magistrates Court |
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Magistrates |
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2012 |
2015 |
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Country |
Men % |
Women % |
Men % |
Women % |
|
Angola |
83 |
17 |
63 |
37 |
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Botswana |
44 |
56 |
38.2 |
61.8 |
|
DRC |
|
|
93 |
34 |
|
Lesotho |
58 |
42 |
|
|
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Malawi |
77 |
23 |
68.2 |
31.8 |
|
Madagascar |
|
|
49.6 |
50.4 |
|
Mauritius |
50 |
50 |
33.3 |
66.6 |
|
Mozambique |
71 |
29 |
71.5 |
28.5 |
|
Namibia |
55 |
45 |
55 |
45 |
|
Seychelles |
33 |
67 |
50 |
50 |
|
South Africa |
67 |
33 |
60 |
40 |
|
Swaziland |
78 |
22 |
67 |
33 |
|
Tanzania |
79 |
29 |
57 |
43 |
|
Zambia |
73 |
27 |
70 |
30 |
|
Zimbabwe |
59 |
41 |
59 |
41 |
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Source SADC Gender Monitor 2013, National Progress reports on Implementation of the SADC Gender and Development Protocol |
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