Article 115.—The people entrust the administration of justice to:
(a) A High Court.
(b) A Circuit Court.
(c) The Landrosts, in their capacity as such, and such other officials as are clothed with judicial competence by the law.
The Courts give judgment as soon as possible after the close of the case.
The Chief Justice and puisne judges must be duly graduated in law (in de rechten gepromoveerd).
The public ministry of public prosecution rests with the State Attorney, and under his supervision with the public prosecutors of the various districts.
The members of the two first Courts are appointed for their lives.
The law regulates the manner in which the discharge shall be granted them, either honourably or the reverse, in case of misconduct or incapacity.
Article 116.—The Landrosts are appointed by the Executive Council on every occasion on the occurrence of a vacancy. Two persons possessing the qualifications for officials according to the Grondwet are proposed to the enfranchised burghers of the district concerned, so as at the very latest within the period of two months to decide between the two such candidates by free voting, and to give written notice of the result of such voting to the Executive Council. The Landrosts must have been a year enfranchised burghers and be members of a Protestant Church, have had no criminal sentence to their discredit, and have reached the age of thirty years.