Morocco Supreme Council of the Judicial Power elects 10 judge representatives

The Supreme Council of the Judicial Power in Morocco has announced the final results of the elections for judge representatives, which saw a record voter turnout of 94.9 percent. Out of 4,677 registered judges, 4,439 cast their votes on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Ten judges were elected across two electoral bodies. For the Court of Appeal judges, the winners are Hicham Bahar (631 votes), Abderrazak El Jebbari (590 votes), Mostafa Ait Issa (449 votes), and Iman Msaad (310 votes).

For the first-instance court judges, the elected representatives are Abderrahmane Sebaï (1,549 votes), Hicham Hadri (1,135 votes), Samir Ait Arjedal (827 votes), Sahar Azouzi (692 votes), Nazim El Khadr (674 votes), and Souad Dada (613 votes).

The Council described the election as a key institutional milestone in strengthening judicial independence and reinforcing judge representation within the Council in accordance with constitutional principles.