Chief Judge Norma Yaakob calls it a day after 43 years


PUTRAJAYA: Tan Sri Siti Norma Yaakob, the country’s first woman Chief Judge of Malaya, retires today at the age of 66 years and six months. 

She feels it will be “nice to get away” after more than 43 years in the legal and judicial service but added she was leaving with mixed feelings. 

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