Supreme Judicial Council of Saudi Arabia
Supreme Council of Magistracy of Saudi Arabia is a seven-eleven member council appointed by the King in the legal system of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It supervises the lower courts of Saudi Arabia - overseeing judges' performances and new judicial appointments - but also provides "legal opinions, advises the King, and reviews sentences involving death, stoning, or amputation".. The Minister of Justice serves as the chief of the Council.
As of a decree made January 2013, the council will be headed by the justice minister and its members will include the chief justice of the Supreme Court, four Chiefs of the Court of Appeals, the deputy justice minister, chairman of the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution. The term of office for the council members is four years, starting 15 January 2013.Members
As of a decree of January 2013, its members were
- Mohammed al-Issa
- Sheikh Ghaihab bin Mohammed Al-Ghaihab
- Sheikh Shafi Al-Haqbani
- Sheikh Mubasher Al-Gharman
- Sheikh Saud Al-Muejib
- Sheikh Mohammed Mirdad
- Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Nessar
- Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohaimeed
- Sheikh Fahd Al-Majed
- Sheikh Farhan bin Yahya Al-Faify
- Sheikh Saeed bin Brek Al-Garny
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jarallah
- Sheikh Ibrahim bin Ali Al-Dhale
- Shiekh Abdurahman bin Mohammed Al-Hussain
- Shiekh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Wahaibi.
Former members
- Sheikh Abdullah Al-Yahya
- Sheikh Saleh Al Luhaidan
