Judicial Commission of Pakistan

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The Judicial Commission of Pakistan is a constitutional body responsible for recommending appointments of judges to the superior judiciary in Pakistan.

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Judicial Commission of Pakistan canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body ⓘ
judicial appointments commission ⓘ
abbreviation JCP ⓘ
aimsTo ensure independence of judiciary ⓘ
ensure transparency in judicial appointments ⓘ
appliesTo superior judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
chairperson Chief Justice of Pakistan ⓘ
compositionIncludes Attorney General for Pakistan ⓘ
Chief Justice of Pakistan ⓘ
Federal Minister for Law and Justice ⓘ
a former Chief Justice of Pakistan or former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
four most senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
decisionType recommendatory ⓘ
establishedBy Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
formationYear 2010 ⓘ
governedBy rules framed under Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
governsProcess appointment of judges to superior courts ⓘ
hasLegalProvision Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
hasType federal commission ⓘ
headedBy Chief Justice of Pakistan ⓘ
jurisdiction Pakistan ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
locatedIn Islamabad ⓘ
meetsAt Supreme Court of Pakistan building ⓘ
oversightBy Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
primaryFunction recommendation of appointments of judges ⓘ
recommendsTo Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment ⓘ
relatedTo Federal Shariat Court ⓘ
High Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
responsibleFor recommending appointment of the Chief Justice of Pakistan ⓘ
recommending appointment of the Federal Shariat Court judges ⓘ
recommending appointments of judges to the High Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
recommending appointments of judges to the Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
recommending confirmation of additional judges of High Courts ⓘ
sector judiciary ⓘ
subjectArea constitutional law ⓘ
judicial administration ⓘ
subjectOf constitutional litigation in Pakistan ⓘ
worksWith Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment ⓘ

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Chief Justice of Pakistan → memberOf → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
Chief Justice of Pakistan → chairs → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
High Courts of Pakistan → appointmentProcessInvolves → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan → introducedBody → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
subject linked to: Eighteenth Amendment
Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan → establishes → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan → allocatesPowerTo → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
Chief Justice of Pakistan → participatesIn → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
subject linked to: CJP
High Courts of Pakistan → appointmentProcessInvolves → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ
subject linked to: High Courts
Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan → createdBody → Judicial Commission of Pakistan ⓘ