00:00Court of Appeal Judge Datuk Hashim Hamza took his oath of office as the new Chief Judge
00:06of Malaya, the third highest position in Malaysia's judiciary.
00:11The 64-year-old was sworn in at a ceremony held at the Palace of Justice on Wednesday,
00:17witnessed by Court of Appeal President Datuk Abubakar Jais and Chief Judge of Sabah and
00:23Sarawak Datuk Azizah Nawawi.
00:26Hashim began his judicial career as a Judicial Commissioner on November 2012, before becoming
00:32a High Court Judge in 2014.
00:35He was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 2021.
00:40At the same ceremony, four Court of Appeal judges also took office as federal court judges before
00:45Chief Justice Datuk Seriwan Ahmad Faridwan Saleh.
00:49They are Datuk Mohamad Nazlan Mohamad Ghazali, Datuk Che Mohamad Ruzima Ghazali, Datuk Colin
00:55Lawrence Sekirah and Datuk Azimah Omar.
00:58All appointments take effect immediately.
01:01The five had earlier received their instruments of appointment from His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim,
01:06King of Malaysia, at Istana Nagara.
01:09Hashim told a press conference after the swearing-in ceremony that his first mission is to monitor
01:15judges to ensure they fulfill their duty to prepare written grounds of judgment, especially
01:20in cases that proceed to the Court of Appeal.
01:23He also said he has to find a way to expedite hearing dates, including the possibility of
01:28requesting for more judicial commissioners.
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