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| Formed | 1988 |
| Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Parent agency | Government of Pakistan |
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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]
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]
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