PETALING JAYA: Court of Appeal judges Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil and Abu Bakar Jais will be elevated to the Federal Court, filling two of four vacant slots in the apex court, sources said.
Karim is the second most senior judge, while Abu Bakar is ranked number seven among 26 Court of Appeal judges currently serving.
Karim was appointed a Judicial Commissioner on Aug 1, 2004 and confirmed as a High Court judge on July 28, 2006.
He was promoted to the Court of Appeal on Nov 26, 2018.
Meanwhile, Abu Bakar was appointed Judicial Commissioner on July 8, 2013, and made a High Court judge on March 21, 2016.
He was elevated to the Court of Appeal on Dec 5, 2019.
There are currently 11 sitting Federal Court judges available to hear the whole gamut of criminal and civil appeals as well as motions and other applications.
They include Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Court of Appeal president Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya Zabidin Diah, and Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Rahman Sebli.
The source also told FMT that five High Court judges – Justices Azmi Ariffin, Azizul Azmi Adnan, Azahari Kamal Ramli, SM Komathy and Choo Kah Siang – will be promoted to the Court of Appeal.
Meanwhile, 10 Judicial Commissioners are set to be confirmed as High Court judges, according to sources.
The 10 are Nurulhuda Nur’aini Mohamad Nor, Norliza Othman, Hasbullah Adam, Shamsulbahri Ibrahim, Roslan Mat Nor, Julia Ibrahim, Arief Emran Arifin, John Lee Kien How @ Mohd Johan Lee, Adlin Abdul Majid and Abazafree Abbas.
The source also revealed that six new Judicial Commisioners will be appointed. They are made up of lawyers and those currently serving in the courts and the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Under Article 122B of the Federal Constitution, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, acting on the advice of the prime minister, appoints judges after consulting with the Conference of Rulers.
Candidates are proposed to the prime minister by the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC).
The selection criteria include seniority, integrity, competency, experience, the submission of written judgments on time, and good writing skills.
All the Federal Court, Court of Appeal and High Court judges will be at Istana Negara tomorrow to receive their appointment letters from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Karim and Abu Bakar will take their oath of office before Tengku Maimun, the five Court of Appeal judges before Abang Iskandar and the 10 High Court judges before Zabidin. - FMT
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