A future nine-member Judicial Service Commission is empowered to appoint any federal tier member of the judiciary.
It also selects and presents potential Constitutional Court judges to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament for approval.
[1] As of 2014, pending the adoption of new legislation, the pre-civil war judicial structure, courts and laws are in the process of being reformed to be applicable in Somalia's new federal system.
[3] Additionally, the Somali Bar Association has recommended that several federal and regional courts should be established to handle cases on a provincial basis.
[5] In June 2014, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir also announced that the Federal Parliament had approved a new law establishing the Judicial Service Commission.
[2] As part of a broader effort at reforming the judiciary, the office of the Attorney General also hired six additional women lawyers in April 2015.
[1] Article 106 establishes the functional independence of the judiciary from the federal government's other executive and legislative branches, subject only to the law.
[1] Article 107 stipulates that although judicial proceedings are ordinarily open to the public, courts have the authority to decide under special circumstances whether hearings should instead be conducted in private.
Situations that may warrant this include matters relating to national security, juveniles, rape, ethics or witness protection.
[1] Pursuant to the law, the Judicial Service Commission is empowered to appoint, discipline and transfer any Federal tier member of the judiciary.
It may also hear and decide on cases challenging whether a law passed by the Federal Parliament is compatible with the constitution, as per Article 86.