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(b) The Chief Justice of the Union or Judges of the Supreme Court of the Union,
if they are Civil Services personnel, shall be deemed to have retired in accord
with the existing Civil Services Regulations commencing from the day of the
appointment as the Chief Justice of the Union or Judge of the Supreme
Court of the Union.
Qualifications of the Chief Justice of the Union and Judges of the Supreme Court
of the Union
301.
The Chief Justice of the Union and Judges of the Supreme Court of the Union shall
be a person of following qualifications :
(a)
not younger than 50 years and not older than 70 years;
(b) who has qualifications, with the exception of the age limit, prescribed in
Section 120 for Pyithu Hluttaw representatives;
(c)
whose qualifications does not breach the provisions under the Section 121
which disqualify him from standing for election as Pyithu Hluttaw
representatives;
(d) (i)
who has served as a Judge of the High Court of the Region or State for
at least five years; or
(ii)
who has served as a Judicial Officer or a Law Officer at least 10 years
not lower than that of the Region or State level; or
(iii) who has practised as an Advocate for at least 20 years; or
(iv) who is, in the opinion of the President, an eminent jurist;