When you are a High Court Judge and get appointed as a Court of Appeal Judge, you still remain a High Court Judge. You can sit as a High Court Judge or use the powers of a High Court Judge. This is what happens according to the law.
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102: High Court Judge or Associate Judge may not hold lower judicial office, or
"High Court Judges can't be judges in lower courts at the same time"
104: Supreme Court Judge continues as Judge of High Court but no other court, or
"Supreme Court Judges keep their High Court Judge role, but not other court roles."
When a person who is a Judge of the High Court is appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal, that person continues to be a Judge of the High Court and may sit as, or exercise the powers of, a Judge of the High Court.
