State Council approves 2017/2018 judge reshuffle

CAIRO - 19 August 2017:The State Council's board on Saturday approved a reshuffle for the coming judicial year 2017-18, that included new heads and members of the council's courts and departments.

Upon the reshuffle, the council's highest panel will have a new line-up including the oldest counselors. It comprises the head of the State Council Ahmed Aboul el Azam and his first deputy Yahiya el Dakrouri, who chairs the general assembly of the Legal Opinion and Legislature Departments.

Judge Fouad Abdel Fattah still holds the position as the secretary general of the State Council.

The decision affects 624 members of the State Council courts around the country along with 312 members of the administrative courts.