You need to know that some important judges must create guidelines. These guidelines help other judges decide if they should step aside from a case. The Chief High Court Judge and the President of the Court of Appeal do this with the Chief Justice for their courts. You will see that the Chief Justice also creates guidelines for the Supreme Court. These guidelines are to help Supreme Court Judges decide if they should step aside from a case. The guidelines are developed and published to assist judges in making this decision.
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The Chief High Court Judge and the President of the Court of Appeal must, in consultation with the Chief Justice, develop and publish guidelines for their respective courts to assist Judges to decide if they should recuse themselves from a proceeding.
The Chief Justice must develop and publish guidelines to assist Supreme Court Judges to decide if they should recuse themselves from a proceeding.
