The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq (SJC; ) is the highest judicial organisation of Iraq. It is currently composed of 23 high ranking judges of the foremost judicial bodies. It manages all affairs related to the judiciary of Iraq. It is headed by the chief justice of the Court of Cassation, Faiq Zaidan.
Composition As of April 2026, the Supreme Judicial Council is composed of:
President Faiq Zaidan, the Chief Justice of the Court of Cassation
Members
Deputy Chief Justices of the Court of Cassation Zaidun Sadun Bashar al-Saidi (1st) Najm Ahmad Abdullah Khidr al-Dulaymi (2nd) Kadhim Abbas Habib Ali al-Khafaji (3rd) Hassan Fuad Munim Raheem al-Khafaji (4th)
Chief Public Prosecutor Adil Khudayr Abbas
President of the Judicial Oversight Commission Laith Jabr Hamzah Salman Al Hamid
Presidents of the provincial Courts of Appeal Ammad Khudhayr Muhammad al-Jabiri (Baghdad-Rusafah) Khalid Taha Ahmad Dhahir al-Mashhadani (Baghdad-Karkh) Adil Abdul-Razzaq Abbas al-Miyahi (Basrah) Raid Hameed Hussain Muslih al-Kartani (Nineveh) Hamid Mahdi Tomas (Babylon) Qassim Muhammad Sulaiman Matar al-Azzawi (Kirkuk) Ali Abdul-Ghani Jallab Yaqub al-Attabi (Dhi Qar) Hassan Sudi Hassan al-Ziyadi (Najaf) Ali Daih Jarayan (Anbar) Muhammad Handhal Aziz Barghash al-Dawari (Wasit) Walid Ahmad Kurdi (Salah al-Din) Hussain Kadhim Wasmi al-Zuhaidi (Diyala) Muhammad Haydar Hussain Dawud al-Lami (Missan) Radhi Abu Hasanah Hassan Atiyah al-Yaqubi (Muthanna) Ahmad Hadi Hussain al-Mansuri (Karbala) Talib Hassan Hasbi (Qadisiyyah)
Presidents of the Judicial Councils of the federal regions Vacant (Kurdistan Region)
Responsibilities The Supreme Judicial Council Law (Law No. 47 of 2017) grants the Council the following authorities:
Managing the affairs of judicial bodies. Proposing the annual budget of the federal judiciary and submitting it to the Council of Representatives for approval. Nominating the members of the Federal Supreme Court from among the judges. Nominating the President of the Federal Court of Cassation, its judges and the head of the Judicial Supervisory Authority and sending the nominations to the Council of Representatives for approval. Nominating those eligible for appointment as Vice President of the Federal Court of Cassation, President of the Federal Court of Appeals, and Vice President of the Judicial Supervisory Commission, and sending the nominations to the Council of Representatives for approval. Nominating those eligible for appointment as judges and sending the nominations to the Presidency of the Republic to issue a republican decree. Promoting judges in the federal courts, transferring them, assigning them, reassigning them, and managing their career affairs in accordance with the law. Extending the service of judges and retiring them in accordance with the law. Formation of judicial bodies and committees in the federal courts. Proposing draft laws related to the affairs of the federal judiciary. Ratifying judicial treaties and following up on their implementation in coordination with the Ministry of Justice. Forming the Judicial Affairs Committee in accordance with the law.
See also Federal Supreme Court of Iraq Law of Iraq
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References
External links Official website (Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq)