Court of Appeal of Malaysia

Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Mahkamah Rayuan Malaysia
Established 1994
Country  Malaysia
Location Palace of Justice, Putrajaya, FT
Composition method Royal appointment with the advice of the Prime Minister
Authorized by Federal Constitution
Decisions are appealed to Federal Court of Malaysia
Judge term length Compulsory retirement at age 66
No. of positions 33 (including 3 vacancies)
Website www.kehakiman.gov.my
President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Currently Ahmad Haji Maarop
Since 11 July 2018

The Court of Appeal is an appellate court of the judiciary system in Malaysia. It is the second highest court in the hierarchy below the Federal Court. This court was created in 1994 as part of reforms made to the judiciary to create a second tier appellate court after the Privy Council appeals to the United Kingdom was abolished in 1985. The court is headed by the President of the Court of Appeal, who is the second most senior post in Malaysian judiciary after the Chief Justice of Malaysia.

Effective 1 April 2017, the current President of the Court of Appeal is Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin, consequential to previous President, Md. Raus Sharif's elevation to the office of Chief Justice of Federal Court following Arifin Zakaria's retirement. On 11 July 2018, Ahmad Haji Maarop was sworn-in by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to replace Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin, who handed his resignation from the post following the 14th Malaysian general election.[1]

Presidents of the Court of Appeal

PresidentAppointment dateDeparture date
Abdul Malek Ahmad20042007
Abdul Hamid Mohamad20072007
Zaki Azmi20072008
Alauddin Mohd. Sheriff20082011
Md. Raus Sharif20112017
Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin20172018
Ahmad Haji Maarop2018current

Current judges

This is the list of current judges[2] of the Court of Appeal.

JudgesDate of appointment
Ahmad Maarop
President of the Court		 11 July 2018
Mohtarudin Baki10 August 2011
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat8 January 2013
Hamid Sultan Abu Backer8 January 2013
Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim30 September 2013
Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid30 September 2013
Ahmadi Asnawi12 September 2014
Idrus Harun12 September 2014
Nallini Patmanathan12 September 2014
Badariah Sahamid12 September 2014
Ong Lam Kiat Vernon12 September 2014
Abdul Rahman Sebli12 September 2014
Zaleha Yusof21 March 2016
Kamardin Hashim21 March 2016
Mary Lim Thiam Suan21 March 2016
Yaacob Md. Sam21 March 2016
Zabariah Mohd. Yusof21 March 2016
Hasnah Mohamed Hashim21 March 2016
Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal21 March 2016
Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil21 March 2016
Suraya Othman23 September 2017
Yeoh Wee Siam23 September 2017
Rhodzariah Bujang23 September 2017
Stephen Chung Hian Guan27 April 2018
Hanipah Farikullah27 April 2018
Kamaludin Md. Said27 April 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Richard Malanjum new Chief Justice". Bernama. Borneo Post. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan" (in Malay). Judicial Appointment Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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