فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
The Supreme Council of the Judiciary has issued a new decision numbered 25/18, dated January 30, 2025, addressed to the presidents of the various Courts of Appeal and the presidents of First Instance Courts, with the aim of unifying the visual identity of judicial rulings issued by courts across the Kingdom.
This decision comes within the framework of judicial efficiency programs that the Council is working to implement, and in its efforts to improve the quality of judicial rulings in a way that reflects the image and performance level of justice.
The Council observed, through judicial inspection reports, a clear discrepancy and variation in the format of court rulings, whether in terms of the adopted visual identity, the order of judgment sections, or the wording of official correspondence.
To address this inconsistency and to unify the format of judicial rulings in a way that contributes to improving their quality and reflects a positive image of the judicial authority, the Council issued instructions to adopt standardized formats for judicial rulings issued by both First Instance and Appeal Courts, whether in civil or criminal matters, featuring a unified visual identity.
The new guidelines include the following:
- Including the emblem of the Kingdom of Morocco at the center of the header on the first page of the ruling, followed by the phrase: “Original ruling filed with the court registry…” and then “In the name of His Majesty the King and in accordance with the law.”
- Placing a dividing line on the first page between the body and the heading, which includes “Kingdom of Morocco” followed by “Court of Appeal” then “First Instance Court,” then the ruling number and its issuance date, followed by the case number.
- Clearly identifying the four parts of the judicial ruling: preamble, facts, reasoning, and judgment.
- Including the case number at the bottom right of all pages of the ruling.
- Including the names of the judicial panel members at the end of the ruling.
- Using a standardized font, “Sakkal Majalla” size 17, with line spacing set to “multiple.”
The Council called on the presidents of Courts of Appeal and First Instance Courts to circulate this directive to all judges in their jurisdictions and encourage its adoption, with the possibility of adapting the model’s data as necessary depending on the nature and procedures of each case.
