s 9 Appointments and qualifications of District Judges
9.—(1) Subject to section 8A, a District Court is to be presided over by a District Judge appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Chief Justice.[5/2014] (2) [Deleted by Act 5 of 2014] (3) A person must not be appointed to be or to act as a District Judge unless he or she has been for not less than 7 years a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966.[5/2014] (3A) Despite subsection (3), a person may be appointed to be or to act as a District Judge if —(a) the person has been for not less than 5 years a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966; and (b) the Chief Justice, after having regard to the qualifications and experience of the person, is of the opinion that the person is suitable to be appointed as a District Judge.[5/2014] (4) Any person appointed to be or to act as a District Judge is, although the period of his or her appointment has expired or his or her appointment has been revoked, to sit as a District Judge for the purpose of giving judgment or otherwise in relation to any case heard by him or her. (5) Every person appointed to be or to act as a District Judge is ex officio a Magistrate.