The Judicial Appointments Commission held its monthly meeting No. 5/2011at the Alor Setar Court Complex, Kedah on 18 May 2011. Before the meeting, the Commissioners called on the Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Kedah at the Istana Anak Bukit.

The Commissioners also visited several sections of the court such as the Registry of the Sessions / Magistrates Court and the Registry of the High Court as well as the Mediation Corner. The aim of the visit was to look at the various ways undertaken by the courts in Alor Setar to improve its delivery system.

After the visit, the Commissioners were briefed by YA Datuk Haji Suriyadi b. Halim Omar, Federal Court Judge, as the Managing Judge of Kedah, on the disposal of the backlog of cases and new cases in the various courts in Kedah. The Commissioners congratulated the Kedah Court for successfully disposing of the backlog of cases resulting in the majority of cases in the Kedah courts being those registered in 2010 and after. CONGRATULATIONS!