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LETTER | Judges Ethics Committee instead of tribunal: A relook Modified10 May 2021, 5:51 am A - LETTER | The mandatory retirement age for the superior court judges in Malaysia is 66 years with a possible extension of six months as laid down in Article 125(1) of the Federal Constitution.  A judge may however resign from his office at any time by writing under his hand to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Except as above, a superior court judge cannot be removed from office other than for the grounds s...

Thursday, 01 Apr 2021 03:00 PM MYT BY IDA LIM Chief Justice of Malaysia Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat speaks during a press conference in Putrajaya January 10, 2020. ― Picture by Choo Choy May Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 1 — Malaysia’s four most senior judges do not tell their High Court counterparts how to decide in court cases, Chief Justice of Malaysia Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said. Tengku Maimun, who is the hi...

Chief Justice Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): Court judges should remain independent and decide on cases without fear or favour and without any pressure from any quarters, whether internal or external, says Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat. She said the peoples trust and confidence in the judicial system to deliver impartial justice is the very foundation of the judiciary. "You should remain independent and decide on cases without fear or f...

Recusal and refusal February 24, 2021 In 2004, the late US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia went duck-hunting with the then vice president, Dick Cheney. A few weeks prior, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear a case in which Cheney was a party. Predictably, few were amused. Headlines called for his recusal; many called for his impeachment. In a 21-page defence, Scalia explained why he would not be recusing himself. The case against Cheney was in his capacity as vice president, he said, an...

LETTER | Justice Hamid Sultan – the need for a Royal Commission of Inquiry A - LETTER | We wrote about this matter before the Judges` Ethics Committee (JEC) met and decided to suspend Justice Hamid Sultan Abu Backer ( above) on Feb 4, 2021. We are disappointed that the JEC had decided to implement the most severe penalty allowed under the Judges` Ethics Committee 2010, Act 703 (the Act). Considering the importance of the matters raised by Court of Appeal judge Hamid Sultan and the way matter...