Eleven individuals, including ex-Federal Court chief registrar appointed as Judicial Commissioners


Photo: Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Former Federal Court chief registrar Datuk Zamri Bakar (pic) is among 11 individuals appointed as High Court Judicial Commissioners on Friday (Feb 6).

The others are Nixon Kennedy Kumbong, 56, former High Court of Sabah and Sarawak registrar; Rihaida Rafie, 55, former Johor Court director; Dayang Ellyn Narisa Abang Ahmad, 48, former registrar of the lower courts in Sabah and Sarawak; Asmadi Hussin, 58, former Housing Tribunal president; former lawyers Datin Zalita Zaidan, 57; Mohamad Redzuan Idrus, 48; Alvin Leong Yin Yuan, 48; Clive Jublee, 55; former Sessions Court judge Azhar Mokhtar, 60; and Datuk Sri Raja Segaran S. Krishnan, 60.

Zamri, 59, from Melaka, had served as a magistrate and Sessions Court judge at various states, before being appointed as deputy chief registrar of the Federal Court and subsequently chief registrar of the Federal Court.

Raja Segaran was a special advisor and legal consultant to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

They received their instruments of appointment from Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh on Friday.

Zamri, Raja Segaran, Rihaida, Asmadi, Zalita, Redzuan and Azhar took their oath of office before Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Seri Hashim Hamzah, and will be serving in Peninsular Malaysia.

Nixon, Dayang Ellyn, Leong, and Jublee took their oath before Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Azizah Nawawi.

Their appointments were effective on Friday (Feb 6).

Also present at the event was Court of Appeal president Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Jais. – Bernama

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