1. Courts-Malaysia-History -- 2. Judges-Malaysia-History -- 3. Judges-Malalysia-Biography

Pages of text and pictures of The Malaysian Judiciary remind us forcibly of the past, from the appointment of john Dickens in 1801 as the first magistrate of Penang to the moment when the present Chief Justice, Tan Sri Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah, was appointed in December 2000. It is also testimony to the wealth of talent indigenous to this nation, seemingly innate but ready to rise to the occasion if so willed. It is a record of an important events and parts played by luminaries past and present, from a myriad of cultures, which have helped mould a unique judicial system. In the absence of proof, anecdote and myth fill a vacuum. Justice Dato James Foong in this labour of love has in an engaging manner interwoven records of commentary and pictures to help the reader to capture the many moments in the evolution of the Malaysian judicial history. The first edition was published nine years ago and covered the period from 1786 to 1993. In this second edition, new chapters have been included to record the significant events that have since infolded. The Difficult Period well reflects the tumultuous era of the Malaysian judiciary to date and the publication ends on a positive note with a chapter aptly named A Hopeful Beginning.