Federal Court judge Zabariah Yusof will assume the powers and responsibilities of the Court of Appeal president following Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim’s retirement yesterday.
In a letter dated yesterday, Chief Judge of Malaya Hasnah Hashim, who is acting chief justice, said Zabariah’s appointment, effective yesterday, is made under Section 9(3)(a) of the Court of Judicature Act 1964.
According to the letter, she is to exercise the powers and duties of the Court of Appeal president until the position is permanently filled.