Formation | 1939 |
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Headquarters | Cairo, 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]