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The chief justice is the head of the Federal Court, the apex court of Malaysia. It is the highest position in Malaysian judicial system followed by the president of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, chief judge of Malaya, and the chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak. [3] The current chief justice is Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, since 2 May 2019.
Prior to her appointment as a judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia, she was first elevated as a judge of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia. Tengku Maimun served in this position for almost six years, between January 2013 and November 2018. [5] In November 2018, Tengku Maimun was appointed a Federal Court judge, the highest court of the country. [6]
Azahar bin Mohamed (Jawi: أزهار بين محمد; born 27 April 1956) [1] is a retired Malaysian judge and lawyer who served as the 12th Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya from August 2019 to his retirement in October 2022. [2] [3]
The high courts function both as a court of original jurisdiction as well as an appellate court, and are each headed by a chief judge (before 1994, chief justice). The chief judges of Malaya and Sabah and Sarawak are the third and fourth highest positions in Malaysian judiciary after the Chief Justice of the Federal Court (before 1994, the Lord ...
The highest position in the judiciary of Malaysia is the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia (also known as the Chief Justice of Malaysia), followed by the President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judge of Malaya, and the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak. The superior courts are the High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Federal ...
The court is composed of the Chief Justice, President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judges of the High Court in Malaya and the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak and 11 other Federal Court judges. [18] The Chief Justice is also the head of the judiciary in Malaysia. [18] All judges are appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of ...
This category lists all heads of Malaysian judiciary, including the Lord Presidents of the Supreme Court (1957-1994), and the Chief Justices of Malaysia (1994-present). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chief Justices of Malaysia .
Siti Norma binti Yaakob (born 6 July 1940) is a retired Malaysian lawyer and judge, noted for being the first woman to become Chief Judge of Malaya.After completing her legal studies in London, England and being called to the bar in 1962, Siti Norma returned to Malaysia and worked her way up through the judicial system.