The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued a royal decree promoting 62 judges to the rank of appellate judge. In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Minister of Justice, Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Isa said that the decree represents an unprecedented quantitative leap forward showing the great support provided by the King for launching appellate courts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the issuance of the new judicial system.