The Supreme Court Plenum held its regular meeting on October 12.
According to information provided by the Supreme Court to “Operative Information Center-OMM”, 39 judges appointed to various courts of first instance by a decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev on October 10, 2026, took their oaths at the meeting.
Supreme Court Chairman Inam Karimov congratulated the newly appointed judges and wished them success in their future work. He said judicial and legal reforms in Azerbaijan had contributed significantly to modernizing the judicial system, improving access to justice and staffing the judiciary with qualified professionals.
Karimov noted that serving as a judge is an honorable profession that demands great responsibility and high moral standards. Saying that every court ruling affects people’s rights and lives, he urged the judges to uphold the rule of law, independence, impartiality and justice, and to protect the honor and standing of the judicial office.
The judges were then invited to take the oath in turn. They swore an oath in accordance with the Law on Courts and Judges.
The newly appointed judges were presented with the official judicial robes.
Newly appointed judges Nurana Mammadova and Sabukhi Abbasov then spoke, pledging to live up to the trust placed in them and to adhere unwaveringly to the principles of justice.
