Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has summoned a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Thursday (April 13) to consider the confirmation of Justice Musarrat Hilali as regular Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court.
Justice Hilali has been performing the duties of acting Chief Justice of the PHC since April 1, 2023.
The JCP, headed by the CJP and comprising four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, a former judge, federal law minister, the Attorney General for Pakistan and a senior advocate nominated by the Pakistan Bar Council, besides one representative of the provincial and Islamabad bar councils, after confirmation, will propose her name to the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment of Judges in Superior Courts.
Justice Musarrat Hilali was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) on April 1 until the regular appointment of the top judge in the provincial high court.
KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali administered the oath to Justice Hilali and conveyed best wishes to her while congratulating on the occasion.
Hilali’s Profile:
Born in Peshawar on 08.08.1961
Education
• Received Law Degree from Khyber Law College Peshawar University
Professional Career
• Enrolled as an Advocate of District Courts in year 1983. Enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court in year 1988,. Enrolled as an Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan in year 2006.
Activities at Bar
• First Female elected office bear on the post Secretary from 1988-1989, vice president (Twice) 1992 till 1994, general Secretary 1997-1998
• First Female twice elected as Executive member of Supreme Court Bar Association(S.C.B.A) from 2007-2008 and 2008-2009
Appointments
• First Female Additional Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Nov. 2001 till Mar. 2004
• First Female appointed as Chairperson Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Environmemental Protection Tribunal
• Appointed as First Female Ombudsman for Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace
Judicial Career
• Elevated to the Bench as Additional Judge on 26.03.2013.
• Confirm as Permanent Judge of the Peshawar High Court on 13.03.2014.
