The Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, was present.

The ceremony began with the presentation of the instrument of appointment to Federal Court judges Abu Bakar Jais and Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, followed by Court of Appeal judges Azmi Ariffin, Azhahari Kamal Ramli, SM Komathy and Choo Kah Sing.

Ten High Court judges also received their instruments of appointment – Nurulhuda Nur’aini Nor, Norliza Othman, Hasbullah Adam, Shamsulbahri Ibrahim, Roslan Mat Nor, Julia Ibrahim, Arief Emran Arifin, John Lee Ken How, Adlin Abdul Majid and Abazafree Abbas.

Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Court of Appeal president Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim, Chief Judge of Malaya Zabidin Diah and Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abdul Rahman Sebli witnessed the ceremony.

Also present was deputy law and institutional reform minister Ramkarpal Singh.