The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Ibn Abdul-Aziz, has issued his directives for the appointment and promotion of 331 judges at the ministry of Justice at various judiciary ranks. The Royal order included the promotion of 130 judges to the rank of judge of Appeal court, 167 judges at various superior judiciary ranks, the appointment of 16 judges at the rank of grade B judges in addition to the appointment of 18 as apprentice judges.
