Consider This: Judicial Appointments — Guarding the Bench

The Government has committed to a review of the Judicial Appointments Commission Act, following calls to remove the Prime Minister’s role in judicial appointments. The timing is crucial. In 2025, three-quarters of the 12-member Federal Court—including the four highest posts in the judiciary—will become vacant this year, as Malaysia’s top judges will reach the mandatory retirement age of 66. On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris @MelisaMelina_Idris speaks with Datuk Seri Mohd Hishamudin Md Yunus, Chairperson of SUHAKAM, who retired Court of Appeal judge in 2015 after serving 23 years on the bench, and lawyer Christopher Leong, who served as the 30th President of Malaysian Bar, from 2013 to 2015.