judges
Judge accuses justice minister of intimidation
Egypt
June 1, 2011
Judge accuses justice minister of intimidation
Hassan al-Naggar, head of the Judges Club in Zagazig, accused Egypt's justice minister of "intimidating" judges who criticize the ruling…
Judges furious over State Council appointments violations
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Judges furious over State Council appointments violations
A number of Egyptian judges on Wednesday criticized a judicial authority for appointing the sons of judges and police officers…
Is Egypt’s judiciary ready to try corrupt former officials?
Egypt
May 17, 2011
Is Egypt’s judiciary ready to try corrupt former officials?
Egypt’s former first lady relinquished some LE24 million in assets Monday in an attempt to satisfy the corruption investigation against…
Alexandria judges request protection from courtroom assaults
Egypt
April 3, 2011
Alexandria judges request protection from courtroom assaults
Thirty judges in Alexandria are holding an emergency meeting on Tuesday at the Manshiya Court to discuss securing courtrooms against…
Judges excluded from HEC to lodge complaint with judicial authorities
Egypt
November 26, 2010
Judges excluded from HEC to lodge complaint with judicial authorities
Egyptian judges excluded from the High Elections Commission (HEC) have begun collecting signatures for an official complaint that they intend…
No judicial monitoring, no hope
Egypt
September 27, 2010
No judicial monitoring, no hope
Elections to the People’s Assembly, Egypt’s lower house of parliament, slated for 29 November will be conducted without an independent…
Members of judiciary dismissed over real estate business
Egypt
July 14, 2010
Members of judiciary dismissed over real estate business
The Judicial Disciplinary Council has issued a ruling ordering the dismissal of a number of judges who face charges that…
Monday’s papers: Lawyers vs judges, Bedouin vs police, Mubarak visits Algeria
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Monday’s papers: Lawyers vs judges, Bedouin vs police, Mubarak visits Algeria
Dominating the news today are protests by lawyers, escalating tension between police and Bedouin in Sinai, charges made against Alexandrian…
Mubarak calls for resolving lawyers-judges dispute ‘promptly’
Egypt
June 23, 2010
Mubarak calls for resolving lawyers-judges dispute ‘promptly’
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday urged lawyers and judges to resolve their dispute promptly, dismissing calls to mediate the…
Monday’s papers: Delayed appeals and throttled protests
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Monday’s papers: Delayed appeals and throttled protests
Most of Monday's newspapers, including state-run papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar, lead with news that the Tanta Misdemeanors Appeal Court has…