Court of Appeal of Malaysia
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 of Malaysia, who is the second most senior post in Malaysian judiciary after the Chief Justice of Malaysia.
On 5 December 2019, Rohana Yusuf was sworn-in by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to replace Ahmad Maarop, who retired having reached his mandatory retirement age.
Presidents of the Court of Appeal
President | Appointment date | Departure date |
Abdul Malek Ahmad | 2004 | 2007 |
Abdul Hamid Mohamad | 2007 | 2007 |
Zaki Mohamed Azmi | 2007 | 2008 |
Alauddin Mohd Sheriff | 2008 | 2011 |
Mohamed Raus Sharif | 2011 | 2017 |
Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin | 2017 | 2018 |
Ahmad Maarop | 2018 | 2019 |
Rohana Yusuf | 2019 | Incumbent |
Current judges
This is the list of current judges of the Court of Appeal.Prefix | Judge | Post | Date of appointment |
Yang Amat Arif Dato | Rohana Yusuf | President of the Court | 5 December 2019 |
Yang Arif Datuk Dr. | Hamid Sultan Abu Backer | Judge | 8 January 2013 |
Yang Arif Dato | Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid | Judge | 30 September 2013 |
Yang Arif Datuk Dr. | Badariah Sahamid | Judge | 12 September 2014 |
Yang Arif Datuk | Kamardin Hashim | Judge | 21 March 2016 |
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 Datuk | Lau Bee Lan | Judge | 26 November 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 Tuan | Ravinthran 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 Tuan | Nantha Balan a/l E.S. Moorthy | Judge | 5 December 2019 |