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Part VII · The Judicature · The Supreme Court of Pakistan

Appointment of Supreme Court Judges

Article 177

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Amended by 18th Amendment (2010) · 26th Amendment (2024) · 27th Amendment (2025)

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1[(1)

The Chief Justice of 2[Supreme Court] and each of the other Judges of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President in accordance with Article 175A.]

3[(2)

A person shall not be appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court unless he is a citizen of Pakistan and—

(a)

has for a period of, or for periods aggregating, not less than five years been a Judge of a High Court; or

(b)

has, for a period of not less than fifteen years, been an advocate of a High Court and is an advocate of the Supreme Court.]

Amendment notes (3)›
  1. 1Substituted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), section 68, for “clause(I)”.
  2. 2Substituted by the Constitution (Twenty-Seventh Amdt.) Act, 2025 (32 of 2025), section 23 for “Pakistan”.
  3. 3Substituted by the Constitution (Twenty-sixth Amdt.) Act, 2024 (26 of 2024), section 8, for “clause (2)”.

How to cite

In a petition
Article 177 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 177 of the Constitution (Appointment of Supreme Court Judges)
In full
Article 177, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

English text as amended up to 21 November 2025 (27th Amendment), published by Ministry of Law and Justice / National Assembly of Pakistan. The English text is authoritative. Official PDF, page 124