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 7

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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 of Pakistan
surface form: 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 (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
locatedIn Islamabad
meetsAt Supreme Court Building, Islamabad
surface form: Supreme Court of Pakistan building
oversightBy Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: 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 introducedBody Judicial Commission of Pakistan
subject surface form: Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan establishes Judicial Commission of Pakistan
Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan allocatesPowerTo Judicial Commission of Pakistan
CJP participatesIn Judicial Commission of Pakistan
subject surface form: Chief Justice of Pakistan