Hierarchy Of Superior Court In Malaysia
The second is in sabah and sarawak which has eleven judges and judicial commissioners.
Hierarchy of superior court in malaysia. The high courts in malaysia are the third highest courts in the hierarchy of courts and there are two chief judges in the high court. The first is in peninsular malaysia which contains forty five judges and judicial commissioners. The magistrates courts as well as the sessions courts in malaysia have jurisdiction in both civil and criminal matters. The hierarchy of courts of malaysia starts with the magistrates court as the first level followed by the sessions court high court court of appeal and the federal court of malaysia.
Penghulu s court the penghulu s courts hear civil issues in which the claim is below rm50 00 and where the offenders are of asian race and speaks and understands the malay language. The magistrates court the court for children and the sessions court are subordinate courts. The following is the hierarchy of subordinate courts.