Former AG Ahmad Terrirudin appointed to JAC, one position still vacant

The Star

Federal Court judge Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh has been appointed to the Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC).  In a Federal Government gazette dated Nov 18, and sighted by The Star, it was stated that the Prime Minister had appointed Ahmad Terrirudin as a member of the JAC, pursuant to paragraph 5(1)(e) of the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/55w6e6ju  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Federal Court Judge Tanshri Ahmad Terirudin Mohamad Saleh has been appointed to the Judicial

00:06Appointments Commission .

00:09In a federal government gazette dated November 18 and cited by The Star, it was stated that

00:15the Prime Minister had appointed Ahmad Terirudin as a member of the JAC pursuant to paragraph

00:225 of the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009.

00:27The appointment is for a two-year period.

00:30Ahmad Terirudin's appointment fills in the vacancy left by Federal Court Judge Datuk Zabariya

00:35Mohamad Youssof, who retired last month.

00:39This makes him the eighth member of a nine-member panel sitting on the JAC, a body that was established

00:45to ensure transparency and to select qualified judges to the Superior Courts for the Prime

00:50Minister's consideration.

00:52The ninth position on the JAC remains vacant as of now, following the retirement of Chief

00:58Judge of Malaya Tanshri Hasna Mohamad Hashim recently.

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