Richard Malanjum

Richard Malanjum (born October 13, 1952[1]) is the fourth current Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia. Before joining the judicial service, he was a practising lawyer and was the President of the Sabah Law Association, the bar association for the state of Sabah.[2] Malanjum joined the judicial service in 1992 as a Judicial Commissioner. He eventually became a High Court Judge and was later appointed as Court of Appeal Judge and subsequently, Federal Court Judge. He became the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak on July 26, 2006.[1] The Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak is the fourth highest judicial officer in Malaysia.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak, Judiciary of Malaysia, http://www.kehakiman.gov.my/html/judiciary_members.shtml#hbss, retrieved 2010-11-03 
  2. ^ Malanjum the First Kadazandusun to be Chief Judge, Bernama, July 26, 2006, http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/bernama-malaysian-national-news-agency/mi_8082/is_20060726/malanjum-kadazandusun-judge/ai_n51534487/, retrieved 2010-11-03 
  3. ^ Operation of the court, Judiciary of Malaysia, http://www.kehakiman.gov.my/courts/maljudiciary.shtml#Ope, retrieved 2010-11-03