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Marrakech – King Mohammed VI received on Thursday the members he appointed to the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power at the Royal Palace in Rabat. The appointments were made in accordance with the constitution and the organic law governing the council, according to a Royal Cabinet communiqué.
The King renewed Mohamed Abdennabaoui for a second term as First President of the Court of Cassation. In that capacity, Abdennabaoui serves as Delegate President of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power.
Born in 1954 in Khouribga, Abdennabaoui holds a doctorate in law and a specialized diploma in administrative justice from France’s National Institute of Judicial Studies. He previously served as Prosecutor General and President of the Public Prosecution Office from 2017 until his first appointment to lead the Court of Cassation in 2021.
The sovereign also appointed Latifa El Harradji and Nadir El Moumni as new members of the council. Both took the constitutional oath before the King during the audience.
In a separate set of appointments, the monarch named Farid El Bacha and renewed the mandates of Mohamed Zouak and Mohamed Ennasser for second terms. All three belong to the category of distinguished personalities whose appointment to the council is a direct royal prerogative under the constitution.
Under Article 107 of Morocco’s 2011 constitution, the King is the guarantor of the independence of the judiciary. Article 115 stipulates that the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power is presided over by the King. The council manages the professional careers of magistrates, oversees judicial governance, and issues opinions on matters related to the justice system.
The council was established by the 2011 constitution as a successor to the former Supreme Council of the Magistracy, with enhanced autonomy and a broader mandate.
Its composition includes the First President of the Court of Cassation as Delegate President, the Prosecutor General, the President of the First Chamber of the Court of Cassation, ten elected magistrate representatives, the Ombudsman, the President of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), and five personalities appointed by the King.
Thursday’s audience formalized the start of a new chapter for the council’s current mandate. The renewal of Abdennabaoui signals continuity at the top of Morocco’s judicial hierarchy, while the new appointments bring fresh representation to the body that oversees the kingdom’s magistrates.
