Chief justice: Judges have been working very hard, cleared 90pc of cases in 2019
Friday, 03 Jan 2020 08:59 PM MYTChief Justice Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat speaks to the media at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya January 3, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Tengku Maimun was responding to questions during the informal meet and greet session with the media in an event called the “Press Day”. “They have main suit in the High Court for example, and interlocutory appeals, some they were not happy ― they file [interlocutory appeals] in Court of Appeal, not happy at Court of Appeal file at Federal Court.
When asked if the appointment of female judges for key positions in 2019 was an achievement, Tengku Maimun acknowledged that her May 2019 appointment as Malaysia’s first female chief justice was viewed as an achievement for the country, but stressed on the need to carry out one’s responsibilities well.
She pointed out that Malaysia does not experience scenarios such as rape victim or female domestic abuse victims not obtaining justice when the judge in their cases is male, saying that a judge’s gender is not an issue: “Gender is not actually a factor in discharging our responsibilities.” Judicial commissioner Tee Geok Hock, Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Azahar Mohamed, Chief Judge Tan Sri Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri David Wong and Judicial Commissioner Datuk Rohana Abd Malek. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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