🔥 Trending Justice Musarrat Hilali: A Look at Her Career and Retirement

Musarrat Hilali is a prominent Pakistani judge who has achieved several significant milestones in her judicial career, most notably becoming the second female judge to be elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan ¹.

Early Life and Education

Musarrat Hilali was born in Peshawar, Pakistan, on August 8, 1961 ¹⁶. She received her law degree from Khyber Law College at Peshawar University ⁶.

Professional Career

Hilali's legal career began in 1983 when she was enrolled as an Advocate of District Courts. She later became an Advocate of the High Court in 1988 and an Advocate of the Supreme Court in 2006 ⁶.

Throughout her career, she has held several key judicial positions:

• Additional Judge of the Peshawar High Court: She was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Peshawar High Court on March 26, 2013 ⁶.
• Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court (PHC): On April 1, 2023, she was sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of the PHC, succeeding Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan ¹⁵. This appointment marked a historic moment as she became the first woman to hold this position in the PHC ¹⁵.
• Supreme Court Judge: In August 2023, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved her elevation to the Supreme Court of Pakistan ⁵. This made her the second female judge in the country's history to join the apex court ¹.

Justice Hilali's elevation to the Supreme Court is a significant event, highlighting her distinguished service and contributions to the judiciary in Pakistan ¹⁵.