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Palace of Justice (Malaysia)>Palace of Justice, Putrajaya, FT| coordinates = | type = Royal appointment with the advice of the Prime MinisterConstitution of Malaysia>Federal Constitution| appeals = Federal Court of Malaysia| terms = Compulsory retirement at age 66| positions = 33 (including 3 vacancies)weblink}}| chiefjudgetitle = President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia| chiefjudgename = Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim| termstart = 17 January 2023| termend = | termend2 = }}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 right to appeal to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom was abolished in 1985. The court is headed by the President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, who is the second most senior post in Malaysian judiciary after the Chief Justice of Malaysia.On 17 January 2023, Abang Iskandar was sworn in by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong as the President of the Court of Appeal, succeeding Rohana Yusuf, the first woman to serve in this position, who had retired upon reaching the mandatory retirement age in November 2022.WEB, Yatim, Hafiz, 2023-01-17, Abang Iskandar appointed as COA president, Zabidin made CJ of Malaya, Abdul Rahman CJ of Sabah and Sarawak,weblink 2023-02-08, The Edge Markets,

Presidents of the Court of Appeal

{| class="wikitable"! President !! Appointment date !! Departure dateAbdul Malek Ahmad>| 2007Abdul Hamid Mohamad >| 2007Zaki Mohamed Azmi >| 2008Alauddin Mohd Sheriff>| 2011Mohamed Raus Sharif >| 2017Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin>| 2018Ahmad Maarop >| 2019Rohana Yusuf >| 2022|Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim|2023|Incumbent

Current judges

This is the list of current judgesWEB,weblink Hakim Mahkamah Rayuan, Judicial Appointment Commission of Malaysia, ms, 17 December 2016, of the Court of Appeal.{| class="wikitable"! Prefix !! Judge !! Post !! Date of appointment|Yang Amat Arif Tan Sri Dato|Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim|President of the Court|17 January 2023|Yang Arif Datuk|Yaacob Md Sam|Judge|21 March 2016|Yang Arif Datuk|Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil|Judge|21 March 2016|Yang Arif Dato|Suraya Othman|Judge|23 September 2017|Yang Arif Datuk|Hanipah Farikullah|Judge|27 April 2018|Yang Arif Datuk Wira|Kamaludin Md Said|Judge|27 April 2018|Yang Arif Dato|Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah|Judge|26 November 2018|Yang Arif Datuk|Nor Bee Ariffin|Judge|26 November 2018|Yang Arif Dato|Has Zanah Mehat|Judge|26 November 2018|Yang Arif Dato'|Lee Swee Seng|Judge|8 August 2019|Yang Arif Datuk|Azizah Nawawi|Judge|8 August 2019|Yang Arif Datuk|Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera|Judge|8 August 2019|Yang Arif DatukMalaysian names#Indian names>a/l Paramaguru|Judge|8 August 2019|Yang Arif Dato|Hadhariah Syed Ismail|Judge|5 December 2019|Yang Arif Dato|Abu Bakar Jais|Judge|5 December 2019|Yang Arif TuanMalaysian names#Indian names>a/l E.S. Moorthy|Judge|5 December 2019

See also

• 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal

References

External links

• The Malaysian Judiciary (Official site)

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