The Supreme Judicial Council has decided that it will appoint female judges within Egypt’s State Council and Public Prosecution, beginning in October. Other decisions made during the meeting included:– Announcing October 1 of each year as a day for the Egyptian judiciary. – Balancing the pay of judges in the Egypt’s four judicial bodies, namely the judiciary, the State Council, the administrative prosecution, and the State Law Suits Authority. “Thank you, Mr. President, for announcing the entry of women into the Public Prosecution and the State Council, starting from October, after a 72-year struggle for Egyptian women,” Morsy wrote on Twitter. She added, “The celebration of the Egyptian judiciary, on October 1 of each year, means a lot to Egyptian women.
