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High court (Malaysia)

January 01, 1970

The high courts in Malaysia are the third-highest courts in the hierarchy of courts, after the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal. Article 121 of the Constitution of Malaysia provides that there shall be two high courts of co-ordinate jurisdiction—the High Court in Malaya and the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak (before 1994, the High Court in Borneo). Before 1969, the High Court in Singapore was also part of the Malaysian courts system (see Law of Singapore).

High Court of Malaya/
High Court of Sabah and Sarawak
Mahkamah Tinggi Malaya/
Mahkamah Tinggi Sabah dan Sarawak
Established1957
Composition methodRoyal appointment with the advice of the Prime Minister
Authorized byFederal Constitution
Appeals toCourt of Appeals of Malaysia
Judge term lengthCompulsory retirement at age 66
Number of positionsPeninsular Malaysia: 60 (including 16 vacancies)
Sabah and Sarawak: 13 (including 5 vacancies)
Websitewww.kehakiman.gov.my
Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya
CurrentlyMohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah
Since17 January 2023
Chief Judge of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak
CurrentlyAbdul Rahman Sebli
Since17 January 2023

The High Court in Malaya has its principal registry in Kuala Lumpur, with other registries to be found in all states in Peninsular Malaysia, while the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak has its principal registry in Kuching, with other registries elsewhere in Sabah and Sarawak. There are in total 22 high court registries across all 13 states in Malaysia.[1] The two High Courts also travel on circuit to other smaller towns.

The two high courts, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court are classified as superior courts, while the magistrates' courts and the sessions courts are classified as the subordinate courts. 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 President of the Federal Court) and the President of the Court of Appeal.[2]

High court registries in Malaysia edit

All high court registries and the subordinate courts found in Peninsular Malaysia including the courts in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are under the jurisdiction of the High Court in Malaya. Similarly, all courts found in East Malaysia are under the jurisdiction of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak including the courts in the Federal Territory of Labuan.

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Locations of High Courts in Malaysia

List of chief justices and chief judges edit

 
Johor Bahru High Court

Malaya edit

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Malayan Union (1946-1948) edit

1947–1948: Harold Curwen Willan[3]

Chief Justice of the Federation of Malaya (1957–1963) edit

Lord Presidents of the Federal Court of Malaysia (1963–1994) edit

Main article: Lord President of the Supreme Court

Chief Justice of Malaya (prior to 1994, when the position was downgraded to Chief Judge of Malaya) edit

Source:[4]

  • 1963-1966: Syed Sheh Barakbah
  • 1966-1968: Mohamed Azmi Mohamed
  • 1968-1973: Ong Hock Thye
  • 1973-1974: Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim
  • 1974-1979: Pajan Sarwan Singh Gill
  • 1979-1982: Raja Azlan Shah (later 34th Sultan of Perak and 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia)
  • 1982-1984: Salleh Abas
  • 1984-1989: Abdul Hamid Omar
  • 1989-1992: Hashim Yeop Sani
  • 1992-1994: Gunn Chit Tuan

Some modern texts will refer to them as Chief Judges.[5]

Chief Judge of Malaya (since 1994) edit

Borneo (North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak) edit

Main article: Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
North Borneo Sarawak
Office Justice Tenure Office Justice Tenure
Chief Justice of North Borneo
(until 1951)		 Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie CMG 1934 to 1941 Chief Justice of Sarawak
(1930-1951)		 Thomas Jamieson Laycock Stirling Boyd 1930 to 1939
H. Thackwell-Lewis 1939 to 1945
Japanese occupation 1942 to 1945 Japanese occupation 1942 to 1945
Sir Ivor Llewellyn Brace 1945 to 1951 Robert Yorke Hedges 1946 to 1951
Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei
Office Title Justice Tenure
Chief Justice of the Combined Judiciary of Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei
(1951–1963)		 Sir Ivor Llewellyn Brace 02009-10-01-031 December 1951 – 02009-10-01-0324 October 1952
Sir Ernest Hillas Williams JP c. 1957
Sir John Ainley MC 02009-10-01-035 December 1959 – 02009-10-01-031 January 1963
Sir William Campbell Wylie QC 02009-10-01-032 January 1963 – 02009-10-01-0315 September 1963
Sabah and Sarawak
Office Title Justice Tenure
Chief Justice of Borneo
(1963–1994)		 Sir William Campbell Wylie QC 02009-10-01-0316 September 1963 – 02009-10-01-0327 August 1965
Sir Tan Sri Philip Ernest Housden Pike QC 02009-10-01-0311 September 1965 – 02009-10-01-0327 August 1968
Tan Sri Dato' Ismail Khan Ibrahim Khan 02009-10-01-032 September 1968 – 02009-10-01-0331 December 1973
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Lee Hun Hoe 02009-10-01-031 January 1974 – 02009-10-01-0331 December 1990
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Jemuri Serjan 02009-10-01-0311 March 1991 – 02009-10-01-0323 June 1994
Office Title Justice Tenure
Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
(since 1994)		 Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Jemuri Serjan 02009-10-01-0324 June 1994 – 02009-10-01-039 September 1994
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Chong Siew Fai 02009-10-01-0316 June 1995 – 02009-10-01-033 July 2000
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Steve Shim Lip Kiong 02009-10-01-032 July 2000 – 02009-10-01-0325 July 2006
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum 02009-10-01-0326 July 2006 – 02009-10-01-0311 July 2018
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah 02009-10-01-0311 July 2018 – 02009-10-01-0319 February 2020
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim 02009-10-01-0325 February 2020 – 02009-10-01-0317 January 2023
Dato' Abdul Rahman Sebli 02009-10-01-0317 January 2023 – 02009-10-01-03incumbent

Singapore edit

Main article: Chief Justice of Singapore
Office Title Justice Tenure
Chief Justice of Singapore
(1963–1969 (as part of Malaysia, 1963–1965))		 Tan Sri Wee Chong Jin 1963 to 1969

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ . Judiciary of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  2. ^ . Judiciary of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette, 12 June, 1947" (PDF). London Gazette. 12 June 1947. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Assessing the Racial Composition of the Malaysian Judiciary | LoyarBurok". 11 February 2010.
  5. ^ (2015) p.107, The Malaysian Judiciary Yearbook 2015, http://www.kehakiman.gov.my/sites/default/files/YearBook2015.pdf

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The high courts in Malaysia are the third highest courts in the hierarchy of courts after the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal Article 121 of the Constitution of Malaysia provides that there shall be two high courts of co ordinate jurisdiction the High Court in Malaya and the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak before 1994 the High Court in Borneo Before 1969 the High Court in Singapore was also part of the Malaysian courts system see Law of Singapore High Court of Malaya High Court of Sabah and SarawakMahkamah Tinggi Malaya Mahkamah Tinggi Sabah dan SarawakEstablished1957Composition methodRoyal appointment with the advice of the Prime MinisterAuthorized byFederal ConstitutionAppeals toCourt of Appeals of MalaysiaJudge term lengthCompulsory retirement at age 66Number of positionsPeninsular Malaysia 60 including 16 vacancies Sabah and Sarawak 13 including 5 vacancies Websitewww wbr kehakiman wbr gov wbr myChief Judge of the High Court of MalayaCurrentlyMohamad Zabidin Mohd DiahSince17 January 2023Chief Judge of the High Court of Sabah and SarawakCurrentlyAbdul Rahman SebliSince17 January 2023 The High Court in Malaya has its principal registry in Kuala Lumpur with other registries to be found in all states in Peninsular Malaysia while the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak has its principal registry in Kuching with other registries elsewhere in Sabah and Sarawak There are in total 22 high court registries across all 13 states in Malaysia 1 The two High Courts also travel on circuit to other smaller towns The two high courts the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court are classified as superior courts while the magistrates courts and the sessions courts are classified as the subordinate courts 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 President of the Federal Court and the President of the Court of Appeal 2 Contents 1 High court registries in Malaysia 2 List of chief justices and chief judges 2 1 Malaya 2 1 1 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Malayan Union 1946 1948 2 1 2 Chief Justice of the Federation of Malaya 1957 1963 2 1 3 Lord Presidents of the Federal Court of Malaysia 1963 1994 2 1 4 Chief Justice of Malaya prior to 1994 when the position was downgraded to Chief Judge of Malaya 2 1 5 Chief Judge of Malaya since 1994 2 2 Borneo North Borneo Sabah and Sarawak 2 3 Singapore 3 See also 4 ReferencesHigh court registries in Malaysia editAll high court registries and the subordinate courts found in Peninsular Malaysia including the courts in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are under the jurisdiction of the High Court in Malaya Similarly all courts found in East Malaysia are under the jurisdiction of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak including the courts in the Federal Territory of Labuan nbsp nbsp Kota Kinabalu nbsp George Town nbsp Kuala Lumpur nbsp Petaling Jaya nbsp Ipoh nbsp Johor Bahru nbsp Temerloh nbsp Shah Alam nbsp Seremban nbsp Malacca nbsp Muar nbsp Kuantan nbsp Taiping nbsp Alor Star nbsp Kuala Terengganu nbsp Kota Bharu nbsp Kangar nbsp Sandakan nbsp Tawau nbsp Kuching nbsp Miri nbsp Sibu nbsp Bintuluclass notpageimage Locations of High Courts in MalaysiaList of chief justices and chief judges edit nbsp Johor Bahru High Court Malaya edit Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Malayan Union 1946 1948 edit 1947 1948 Harold Curwen Willan 3 Chief Justice of the Federation of Malaya 1957 1963 edit 1957 1963 Tun Sir James Thomson Lord Presidents of the Federal Court of Malaysia 1963 1994 edit Main article Lord President of the Supreme Court 1963 1966 Tun Sir James Thomson 1966 1968 Tun Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah 1966 1974 Tun Mohamed Azmi Mohamed 1974 1982 Tun Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim 1982 1984 Raja Tun Azlan Shah 1984 1989 Tun Salleh Abas 1989 1994 Tun Abdul Hamid Omar Chief Justice of Malaya prior to 1994 when the position was downgraded to Chief Judge of Malaya edit Source 4 1963 1966 Syed Sheh Barakbah 1966 1968 Mohamed Azmi Mohamed 1968 1973 Ong Hock Thye 1973 1974 Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim 1974 1979 Pajan Sarwan Singh Gill 1979 1982 Raja Azlan Shah later 34th Sultan of Perak and 9th Yang di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia 1982 1984 Salleh Abas 1984 1989 Abdul Hamid Omar 1989 1992 Hashim Yeop Sani 1992 1994 Gunn Chit Tuan Some modern texts will refer to them as Chief Judges 5 Chief Judge of Malaya since 1994 edit 1994 Mohamed Eusoff Chin 1994 1997 Anuar Zainal Abidin 1997 2000 Wan Adnan Ismail 2000 2002 Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim 2002 2004 Haidar Mohamed Noor 2004 2006 Siti Norma Yaakob 2007 2008 Alauddin Sheriff 2008 2011 Arifin Zakaria 2011 2017 Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin 2017 2018 Ahmad Maarop 2018 2019 Zaharah Ibrahim 2019 2022 Azahar Mohamed 2023 present Mohamad Zabidin Borneo North Borneo Sabah and Sarawak edit Main article Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak North Borneo Sarawak Office Justice Tenure Office Justice Tenure Chief Justice of North Borneo until 1951 Charles Frederick Cunningham Macaskie CMG 1934 to 1941 Chief Justice of Sarawak 1930 1951 Thomas Jamieson Laycock Stirling Boyd 1930 to 1939 H Thackwell Lewis 1939 to 1945 Japanese occupation 1942 to 1945 Japanese occupation 1942 to 1945 Sir Ivor Llewellyn Brace 1945 to 1951 Robert Yorke Hedges 1946 to 1951 Sarawak North Borneo and Brunei Office Title Justice Tenure Chief Justice of the Combined Judiciary of Sarawak North Borneo and Brunei 1951 1963 Sir Ivor Llewellyn Brace 02009 10 01 03 1 December 1951 02009 10 01 03 24 October 1952 Sir Ernest Hillas Williams JP c 1957 Sir John Ainley MC 02009 10 01 03 5 December 1959 02009 10 01 03 1 January 1963 Sir William Campbell Wylie QC 02009 10 01 03 2 January 1963 02009 10 01 03 15 September 1963 Sabah and Sarawak Office Title Justice Tenure Chief Justice of Borneo 1963 1994 Sir William Campbell Wylie QC 02009 10 01 03 16 September 1963 02009 10 01 03 27 August 1965 Sir Tan Sri Philip Ernest Housden Pike QC 02009 10 01 03 11 September 1965 02009 10 01 03 27 August 1968 Tan Sri Dato Ismail Khan Ibrahim Khan 02009 10 01 03 2 September 1968 02009 10 01 03 31 December 1973 Tan Sri Datuk Amar Lee Hun Hoe 02009 10 01 03 1 January 1974 02009 10 01 03 31 December 1990 Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Jemuri Serjan 02009 10 01 03 11 March 1991 02009 10 01 03 23 June 1994 Office Title Justice Tenure Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak since 1994 Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Jemuri Serjan 02009 10 01 03 24 June 1994 02009 10 01 03 9 September 1994 Tan Sri Datuk Amar Chong Siew Fai 02009 10 01 03 16 June 1995 02009 10 01 03 3 July 2000 Tan Sri Datuk Amar Steve Shim Lip Kiong 02009 10 01 03 2 July 2000 02009 10 01 03 25 July 2006 Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum 02009 10 01 03 26 July 2006 02009 10 01 03 11 July 2018 Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima David Wong Dak Wah 02009 10 01 03 11 July 2018 02009 10 01 03 19 February 2020 Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim 02009 10 01 03 25 February 2020 02009 10 01 03 17 January 2023 Dato Abdul Rahman Sebli 02009 10 01 03 17 January 2023 02009 10 01 03 incumbent Singapore edit Main article Chief Justice of Singapore Office Title Justice Tenure Chief Justice of Singapore 1963 1969 as part of Malaysia 1963 1965 Tan Sri Wee Chong Jin 1963 to 1969See also editChief Justice of the Straits Settlements Federal Court of Malaysia Malaysian Court of Appeal Judiciary of Malaysia Lord President of the Federal Court Chief Justice of Malaysia President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandalReferences edit List of court addresses Judiciary of Malaysia Archived from the original on 23 October 2007 Retrieved 30 January 2008 Operation of the court Judiciary of Malaysia Archived from the original on 9 July 2011 Retrieved 30 January 2008 Supplement to the London Gazette 12 June 1947 PDF London Gazette 12 June 1947 Retrieved 29 August 2019 Assessing the Racial Composition of the Malaysian Judiciary LoyarBurok 11 February 2010 2015 p 107 The Malaysian Judiciary Yearbook 2015 http www kehakiman gov my sites default files YearBook2015 pdf Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title High court Malaysia amp oldid 1210323300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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