National
Judge of the Federal Court
- Malay: Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the advice of the Prime Minister, after consulting the Conference of Rulers, on the recommendation of the Judicial Appointments Commission (Art. 122B, Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009). Besides the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal and the two Chief Judges of the High Courts, the Federal Court has up to eleven other judges (Art. 122(1), number set by order: P.U. (A) 163/2009). The judiciary lists 11 Federal Court judges as of 2 October 2026; holders are not loaded in wave 1.
- Chosen by
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Seats
- Up to 11
Sources
- kehakiman.gov.my · checked Office of the Chief Registrar, Federal Court of Malaysia, Federal Court Judges, last updated 2026-10-02, read 2026-10-12: 11 Federal Court judges listed. For: Judge of the Federal Court
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Constitution of Malaysia (2007 text with annotation), read 2026-10-12: Art. 122(1) Federal Court composition, other judges "shall not exceed eleven" per P.U. (A) 163/2009. For: Judge of the Federal Court
- lom.agc.gov.my · checked Federal Constitution (Art. 32, 38, 43, 45, 46, 55, 56, 122B), read 2026-10-12: how each national office is filled and its term. Office list and seat counts for the Cabinet from Wikipedia "Anwar Ibrahim cabinet" (revision read 2026-10-12); Fallback: Wikipedia, because pmo.gov.my was unreachable (connection failed); cross-checked against Bernama/NST reports of the 17 December 2025 reshuffle. For: Judge of the Federal Court
- parlimen.gov.my · checked Malay (ms) names: parliament body and office names as used on the Malay-language Parliament portal; ministry names as used in standard Malay usage by the Government (pmo.gov.my unreachable on 2026-10-12, so not individually verified against official text; flagged official=false for office names). For: Judge of the Federal Court in Malay
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