The Jordan Times
AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday inaugurated the third Judicial Conference and the Regular Judges’ Club building, located on Queen Alia International Airport Road.
His Majesty bestowed the Silver Jubilee Medal on a number of active and retired judges, in recognition of their distinguished efforts and service, according to a Royal Court statement.
The two-day conference, titled “Foreseeing the Future of Justice in the Era of Emerging Technologies”, features the participation of about 900 Jordanian judges, as well as a number of Arab and foreign judges, with discussions covering ways to employ modern technologies and benefit from regional and international experiences in judicial work.
Speaking at the conference’s opening ceremony,Judicial Council President Mohammad Ghazou gave a briefing on the main milestones in the development in the judiciary since the King assumed his constitutional powers.
Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, Acting Senate President Samir Rifai, and a number of senior officials attended the inauguration.