Kuching High Court / Felicia Alvin Dapus

The development of court in Sarawak started from James Brooke’s colonial era in the year 1842. Judiciary system that was based on English law was introduced and it has been modified so that it is aligned with native customary law in Sarawak. The first Judges and magistrates during Brooke’s governance were those administrators who were placed in Sarawak. It was stated under the Federal Constitution of Malaysia, states in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak will have their own High Court namely High Court of Malaya and High Court of Borneo. Besides, every High Court will
be led by a Chief Judge who will be called as Chief Justice and this was changed to Chief Judges in 1994 meanwhile High Court of Borneo was called as High Court of Sabah and Sarawak (Anugerah Kualiti Ketua Menteri Sarawak, 2008).