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