"Induction Programme for Judicial Commissioners" was held on 7th-10th February 2023 (Tuesday-Friday) at the Conference Hall, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. This programme aimed to expose the participants to the scope and areas of work and best practices that must be adhered to when fulfilling their duties and responsibilities as Judicial Commissioners.
A total of 13 candidates who have been and will appointed as Judicial Commissioners attended this course, including The Honourable Puan Roz Mawar binti Rozain, The Honourable Puan Fathiyah binti Idris, The Honourable Puan Wan Fadhilah Nor binti Wan Idris, The Honourable Puan Rofiah binti Mohamad, The Honourable Puan Wong Mee Ling, The Honourable Dato’ Raja Mohzanuddin Shah bin Raja Mohzan, The Honourable Tuan Suria Kumar a/l Durairaj Johnson Paul, The Honourable Puan Zaharah binti Hussain, The Honourable Puan Sumathi a/p Murugiah, The Honourable Dr. Suzana binti Muhamad Said, The Honourable Puan Evawani Farisyta binti Mohammad, The Honourable Dr. Wendy Ooi Su Ghee, and YBrs. Prof. Dr. Choong Yeow Choy.
The course began with a speech delivered by The Right Honourable Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of Malaysia, followed by a course briefing by The Honourable Datuk Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, the Federal Court Judge and the Chairman of the Training Committee, Judicial Academy Malaysia. This four-day course was conducted in lectures and was followed by a question and answer session. A total of 12 topics were presented by senior judges entitled “Judges’ Code of Ethics”, “Joint Session with Chief Judge of Malaya and Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak”, “Conducting Civil Cases – Challenges and Pitfalls”, “Virtual Hearings”, “Contempt Proceedings”, “Case Management - Civil and Criminal, Court Annexed Mediation”, “When to Recuse”, “Criminal Trials and Applications”, “Reading Statutes”, “Managing Judicial Review and Family Cases”, “Judgment Writing Workshop: Issues Based Approach in Judgment Writing”, and “Judgment Writing Workshop: Challenges in Judgment Writing”. Lectures entitled "e-Court System and e-Review", and "Salaries, Allowances and Benefits of Judges" were presented by officers from the Office of the Chief Registrar, Federal Court of Malaysia. The Right Honourable Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of Malaysia, had presented certificates to the participants after the course ended.