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Court of Appeal of Malaysia

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Established
  
1957

Authorized by
  
Constitution of Malaysia

Country
  
Malaysia

Decisions are appealed to
  
Federal Court of Malaysia


Location
  
Palace of Justice, Putrajaya, FT

Composition method
  
Royal appointment with the advice of the Prime Minister

Judge term length
  
Compulsory retirement at age 66

No. of positions
  
33 (including 3 vacancies)

Number of positions
  
33 (including 3 vacancies)

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 important person in Malaysian judiciary after the Chief Justice of Malaysia.

The current President of the Court of Appeal is Md. Raus Sharif.

Current judges

This is the list of current judges of the Court of Appeal.

References

Court of Appeal of Malaysia Wikipedia