Federal Judicial Academy (Pakistan)

Federal Judicial Academy

Agency overview
Formed	1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Jurisdiction	Pakistan
Parent agency	Government of Pakistan
Key document	Federal Judicial Academy Act, 1997
Website	www.fja.gov.pk

The Federal Judicial Academy is an agency for legal training run by Government of Pakistan in Islamabad. The Academy was established in 1988 and acts under Federal Judicial Academy Act, 1997. The academy offers training for Judicial Officers (Judges and Magistrates) and court personnel.[1][2]

Management

Affairs of the academy are supervised by a Board of Governors, which is headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan, other members are Chief Justices of high courts, Minister and Secretary of Law and Justice Ministry, Attorney General of Pakistan and an appointed Director-General. The Director-General looks after day-to-day affairs. [3]

See also

• Supreme Court of Pakistan
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy
• Punjab Judicial Academy
• Balochistan Judicial Academy
• Sindh Judicial Academy
• Gilgit-Baltistan Judicial Academy

References

1. "FJA ACT 1997" (PDF). www.fja.gov.pk. Federal Judicial Academy (Pakistan).
2. "President signs FJA Ordinance". Dawn (newspaper). 11 April 2014.
3. "Federal Judicial Academy". Supreme Court of Pakistan (supremecourt.gov.pk).

External links

• Federal Judicial Academy
• Supreme Court of Pakistan