Race to be next Chief Judge of Malaya wide open, says source

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Three names have been proposed but none endorsed yet, leading to the current Court of Appeal president holding the post in an acting capacity.  Read More:   Laporan Lanjut:   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ChiefJudgeofMalaya #FederalCourt

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00:00 Sources say the inability to immediately fill the vacant posts of Chief Judge of Malaya,

00:07 the third highest position in the judicial hierarchy, suggests there is no prime candidate

00:11 for the position.

00:12 A source told FMT that the Judicial Appointments Commission initially sent the name of one

00:18 candidate to the Prime Minister's Department for consideration, and then two more, as allowed

00:23 under the JAC Act 2009.

00:25 However, the source said the names of relatively junior judges were submitted.

00:31 As a result, the appointment of the new Chief Judge of Malaya was not on the agenda at the

00:35 recently concluded Conference of Rulers.

00:38 The source said the post could go to any one of the current federal court judges now.

00:42 Of the 11 federal court judges, Justice Nalini Padmanadan is the most senior, having been

00:48 elevated to the Apex Courts bench in November 2018.

00:51 She was bypassed for the position of Chief Justice of Malaya in January last year by

00:56 Justice Zabidin Diya, who was appointed a federal court judge in February 2022.

01:02 After Nalini, Justices Zaharia Yusuf and Hassan Hashim are the most senior, with both promoted

01:07 to the federal court in December 2019.

01:10 Of the three, Zaharia will have to retire in October 2025, Hassan the following month,

01:16 and Nalini in February 2026.

01:18 However, this is on the basis that their appointments are extended a further six months once they

01:23 reach the age of 66.

01:25 (gentle music)

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