'Court of Appeal' reshapes Ministers' Court, committee investigating ministers, and judges' disciplinary council
The President of the Court of Appeal issued a decision to reshuffle the Ministers' Court, the investigation committee, and the judges' disciplinary council for a two-year term.
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
Today, Thursday, First Counselor Tariq Abdul Latif Al-Jaber, President of the Court of Appeal, issued Administrative Decision No. (50/2026) regarding the reconstitution of the Ministers’ Court, the Committee for Investigating Ministers, and the membership of the Judges’ Disciplinary Council, in accordance with supplementary resolutions approved by the Court’s General Assembly on September 24, and in light of resignations submitted by several counselors, as well as operational necessities.
**Ministers’ Court**
The decision stipulated the reconstitution of the Ministers’ Court, based on Article 8 of Law No. 88/1995 concerning the trial of ministers, as amended by Law No. 29/2014, with a membership comprising five principal counselors and five alternate counselors.
The principal formation included First Counselor Mohammed Youssef Othman Jafar, and Counselors Faisal Rashid Salem Al-Harbi, Abdullah Ahmed Jassim Al-Najm, Abdulaziz Adnan Saad Al-Rabiean, and Hamoud Dawood Sulaiman Al-Bader.
The alternate formation included Counselors Ali Badr Ali Abdulaziz Bin Naji, Badr Adel Abdullah Saud Al-Ahmad, Ahmed Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Duwaisan, Khalifa Jassim Khalifa Al-Najm, and Abdullah Salah Nasser Al-Othman.
This formation shall take effect from the date of issuance of the decision and shall remain valid for two years, in addition to the members’ original duties.
**Committee for Investigating Ministers**
The decision also ordered the reconstitution of the Committee for Investigating Ministers, based on Article 3 of Law No. 88/1995 concerning the trial of ministers, as amended by Law No. 29/2014.
The principal formation included Counselors Tariq Abdulaziz Mahail Al-Yasin, Mohammed Khaled Mohammed Al-Ghamlas, and Hamoud Abdulaziz Sulaiman Al-Waqian.
The alternate formation included Counselors Saud Ibrahim Saud Al-Farhood and Hamoud Abdulwahab Hussein Al-Salahi.
The decision set the term of membership for the committee at two years, effective from November 2, 2026, in addition to the members’ original duties.
**Judges’ Disciplinary Council**
Regarding the Judges’ Disciplinary Council, the decision stipulated the reconstitution of its membership in accordance with Article 41 of Decree-Law No. 80/2026 concerning the organization of the judiciary.
The principal formation included First Counselor Badr Turki Ibrahim Al-Wazan and Counselor Saleem Fahad Saad Al-Azmi. The alternate formation included Counselors Fares Abdulwahab Juma Al-Fahd and Yahya Mohammed Hassan Al-Kandari.
Membership shall take effect from the date of issuance of the decision until September 30, 2027, in addition to the members’ original duties.
**Notification and Implementation**
The decision ordered that the Minister of Justice be notified of its contents, and that it be implemented from the date of issuance. Its provisions shall be added to the Court’s supplementary resolutions, and the concerned counselors and the Court Registry Administration shall be informed to take necessary measures.
The decision was signed by First Counselor Tariq Abdul Latif Al-Jaber, President of the Temporary Affairs Committee and President of the Court of Appeal, along with committee members First Counselor Abdul Salam Nasser Al-Buwayjan and First Counselor Hussein Abdul Karim Al-Ramadan.
