Judicial System

Judicial System in Saudi Arabia
creation of new jobs under designation of “expert”,
“reformer” and “enforcement officer”.
Second: Training of the Judges:
1. Training of Judges:
King Abdulla Project for Reforming the Judiciary has
paid much attention to training the human cadres in the
judiciary and other judicial institutions. Since launching
of the Project, the Ministry of Justice has conducted many
training programs for judges, notaries, support staff and
leading administrative staff. More than two thousand fifty
three (2053) of the staff have received training during
1428H – 1429H including two hundred seventy eight (287)
judges and one hundred thirty five (135) notaries in the
Higher Institute of the Judiciary in Imam Mohammed Ibn
Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, Naif Arab University for
Security Science and the Institute of Banking of the Saudi
Arabian Monetary Agency.
During the period 1430H - 1431H (corresponding to
2009 - 2010), one thousand one hundred seventy four
(1174) employees (administrative staff and notaries)
received training, and four thousand five hundred fifty one
(4551) employees received training during 1432H - 1433H
(corresponding to). The training growth percentage of the
staff of the Ministry of Justice increased in 1433H - 1434H
(corresponding to 2012 - 2013) increasing the number
to sixty thousand eight hundred fifty (60850) trainees
and some of those programs were outside Saudi Arabia.
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