The 1st Meeting of Judicial Appointments Commission was held on 19th January 2024 (Friday) at Hilton Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. This meeting was the first monthly meeting which was held outside from Putrajaya in 2024. This meeting was held in conjunction with the "Opening of the Legal Year of Sabah and Sarawak 2024" which was held in the morning on the same day at the Sabah International Convention Centre (SICC), Kota Kinabalu. A parade that started from the Hakka Hall, Kota Kinabalu and ended at the SICC, Kota Kinabalu was held in conjunction with the "Opening of the Legal Year of Sabah and Sarawak 2024". The parade was led by The Right Honourable Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of Federal Court; The Right Honourable Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abang Iskandar bin Abang Hashim, President of the Court of Appeal; The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Mohamad Zabidin bin Mohd Diah, Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya; and The Right Honourable Tan Sri Dato’ Abdul Rahman bin Sebli, Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak.