Judicial Appointments and the Integrity of Apex Courts A Case for Global Principles2024 was a significant year for democracy. The term “judicial appointment committee” may mask the fact that the composition of judicial appointment committees and the processes they follow in effecting appointments vary widely. Although constitutions (or legislation) often provide for the institutional mechanism for judicial appointment, they often provide little guidance as to the criteria for judicial appointment and the process to be followed in judicial appointments. The Constitution Hill GuidelinesIt is this gap in current debates that the Constitution Hill Global Guidelines on Apex Court Appointments seek to address. The Guidelines address four issues: the structural role and characteristics of apex courts, criteria for the appointment of judges to apex courts, procedures for their appointment and the conditions of service and tenure of apex court judges.