A. The Judges shall be appointed pursuant to a decree issued by the Ruler based on the President’s recommendation. B. The conditions for the appointment, promotion, transfer, assignment, and secondment of Judges, as well as salaries, allowances, titles, grading structure, and all other matters relating to Judges, shall be determined by a relevant regulation issued by the President upon the recommendation of the Chief Justice. C. The seniority of Judges shall be defined from the date of the appointing decree or promotion unless the decree states otherwise. Where multiple Judges are appointed or promoted in the same decree, their seniority shall be determined based on their order within the decree. D. The aforementioned Federal Law No. (7) of 1999 and Federal Law by Decree No. (57) of 2023 shall apply to the Emirati Judges. E. At the time of appointment and before commencing his duties, a Judge shall take an oath of office before the Ruler or any of his delegates in the following terms: “I swear by Almighty God that I will rule with justice, discharge my duties faithfully and loyally, and that I will respect the legislation in force”.
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