Part VII · The Judicature · The Supreme Court of Pakistan

Appointment of Supreme Court Judges

Article 177

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

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English · authoritative

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.]

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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