Appointment by the
Druk Gyalpo from a list of drangpons of dzongkhag courts or from eminent jurists on the recommendation of the National Judicial Commission[1]
The High Court of
Bhutan derives its authority from the 2008
Constitution of Bhutan. It consists of the
Chief Justice and eight
Drangpons (
Associate Justices). The Chief Justice and Drangpons of the High Court are appointed from among juniors, peers, and eminent
jurists by the
Druk Gyalpo. The judges of the High Court serve 10 year terms, or until reaching age 60; this retirement age is unique among the Civil Service and Constitutional Offices of Bhutan — all others retire at age 65. During their tenure, they are subject to
censure and suspension by the Druk Gyalpo on the recommendation of the National Judicial Commission for proven misbehavior that does not rise to the level of
impeachment.[2]
List of High Court Judges
Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Bhutan -
Dasho Sangay Khandu(Justice, Supreme court of Bhutan)
Justice, Dasho Lungten Drubgyur (retd)
Justice, Dasho Tshering Namgyal (retd)
Justice, Dasho Duba Dukpa (Chief Justice of the High Court)
"༄༅།།འབྲུག་གི་རྩ་ཁྲིམས་ཆེན་མོ།།" [The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan] (PDF) (in Dzongkha). Government of Bhutan. 2008-07-18. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-10-19.