Overview

• The government has asked the Bar Council to join a comparative study and parliamentary select committee examining judicial appointments.
• Nine Federal Court judges have retired or are set to retire by November, risking a bench of just six active justices under acting leadership.
• More than 400 lawyers and civil society representatives marched in Putrajaya on July 14 to demand transparency and defend judicial independence.
• Police have opened an investigation into leaked Judicial Appointments Committee minutes alleging executive interference in judge selections.
• Observers report speculation that Tan Sri Terrirudin Salleh may be fast-tracked to become the next chief justice.