The 1st Meeting of Judicial Appointments Commission was held on 21st January 2022 (Friday) at Meeting Room 2, The Magellan Sutera Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. This meeting was the first monthly meeting held outside from Putrajaya in 2022 and the first held outside from Putrajaya since COVID-19 hit the country. This meeting was held in conjunction with the "Opening of the Legal Year of Sabah and Sarawak 2022", held in the morning on the same day at the Kota Kinabalu Courts Complex following the new norms and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to control the spread of COVID-19. Members of the Judicial Appointments Commission had the opportunity to visit the exhibition held at the Conference Hall Level 2, Kota Kinabalu Courts Complex immediately after the completion of the "Opening of the Legal Year of Sabah Sarawak 2022".