Court of Appeal of Malaysia

Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Mahkamah Rayuan Malaysia
Established	1994
Country	Malaysia
Location	Palace of Justice, Putrajaya, FT
Composition method	Royal appointment with the advice of the Prime Minister
Authorized by	Federal Constitution
Decisions are appealed to	Federal Court of Malaysia
Judge term length	Compulsory retirement at age 66
No. of positions	33 (including 3 vacancies)
Website	www.kehakiman.gov.my
President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
Currently	Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin
Since	1 April 2017

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, who is the second most important person in Malaysian judiciary after the Chief Justice of Malaysia.

Effective 1 April 2017, the current President of the Court of Appeal is Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin, consequential to previous President, Md. Raus Sharif's elevation to the office of Chief Justice of Federal Court following Arifin Zakaria's retirement.

Presidents of the Court of Appeal

Current judges

This is the list of current judges^[1] of the Court of Appeal.

References

External links

• The Malaysian Judiciary (Official site)