Malaysia legislation
Section 23
Section 23
(2)
The Commission in selecting candidates shall take into account amongst others, the following criteria:
(a)
integrity, competency and experience;
(b)
objective, impartial, fair and good moral character;
(c)
decisiveness, ability to make timely judgments and good legal writing skills;
(d)
industriousness and ability to manage cases well; and
(e)
physical and mental health.
Judicial Appointments Commission 19
(3)
A person who is a serving judge or judicial commissioner must not be appointed if he has three or more pending judgments or unwritten grounds of judgments that are overdue by sixty days or more from the date they are deemed to be due.
(4)
The Commission in selecting candidates must also take into account the need to encourage diversity in the range of legal expertise and knowledge in the judiciary.
Selection meeting