High Court elects Shafeeu as JSC representative
The seat allocated to a High Court judge on the commission became vacant following the retirement of Mohamed Niyaz.
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The High Court of the Maldives on Thursday elected Hassan Shafeeu as its representative to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
The seat allocated to a High Court judge on the commission became vacant following the retirement of Mohamed Niyaz. The High Court announced Justice Shafeeu’s election in a post on X on Thursday.
Under the Constitution, the Judicial Service Commission comprises 10 members. The current composition of the commission is as follows:
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1-
Abdul Raheem Abdulla, Speaker of the People’s Majlis
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2-
Hussain Shaheed, representative of the Supreme Court of the Maldives bench
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3-
Hassan Shafeeu, representative of High Court judges
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4-
Farhad Rasheed, representative of lower court judges
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Hosni Mubarak, Member of Parliament for Manadhoo Constituency and chair of the commission
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6-
Mohamed Mujthaba Fahmy, President of the Civil Service Commission
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7-
Mohamed Yazmeed, member appointed by the President
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Ahmed Usham, Attorney General
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9-
Ali Abdul Latheef, member elected from among lawyers
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10-
Idhrees Fawzy, public member endorsed by parliament
Before his retirement, Justice Niyaz resigned from the post of vice-president of the Judicial Service Commission in August last year. Following that vacancy, the commission appointed Mohamed Yazmeed as its deputy.
