Egyptian Judges' Club

Egyptian Judges' Club
Formation1939; 85 years ago (1939)
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Membership
9,000
Chairman
Judge Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen Mansour

The Egyptian Judges' Club (Nadi al Quda) was founded in Cairo, Egypt in 1939, primarily as a social club for judges.[1][2] It is not formally registered as a professional association, as that would place it under the jurisdiction of Egypt's Ministry of Social Affairs and limit its independence, an outcome the club's members aim to avoid.[1][2][3] It considers itself and acts as the de facto representative of Egypt's judges, and has a history of speaking out in favor of judicial independence and political democracy.[1][2][3][4]

Any member of the Egyptian judiciary and any Egyptian prosecutor can join it. It has over 9,000 members, including over 90% of Egyptian judges.[2][5]

  1. ^ a b c Bruce K. Rutherford (2008). Egypt after Mubarak: Liberalism, Islam, and Democracy in the Arab World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400837861. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Nathalie Bernard-Maugiron (2008). Judges and Political Reform in Egypt. American Univ in Cairo Press. ISBN 9789774162015. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Mahmoud Hamad. When the Gavel Speaks: Judicial Politics in Modern Egypt. ISBN 9780549717614. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  4. ^ Global Corruption Report 2007: Corruption in Judicial Systems. 2007. ISBN 9781139465441. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Nicholas S. (2009). احتجاج السياسي والاجتماعي في مصر: Summer/Fall 2006. ISBN 9789774162008. Retrieved December 12, 2012.