Daw Thin Thin Cho says 164 court personnel faced disciplinary action in 2025

Union Supreme Court judge Daw Thin Thin Cho has described how the country’s judiciary responds to misconduct and professional failures, telling lawmakers that disciplinary action is taken against judges and other court personnel under applicable laws and procedures. She made the remarks at a Pyithu Hluttaw session on November 6, answering a question from U Kyaw Nyein Aung, a representative for Tachileik. He asked whether a directive issued by the former Supreme Court on December 18, 1990, remained in effect and, if it did not, why. According to the account, Daw Thin Thin Cho said the Union Supreme Court remains Myanmar’s highest court and supervises courts nationwide, while the Constitutional Tribunal and military courts retain their separate jurisdictions. State and region high courts oversee courts within their areas, and district courts supervise township courts, following guidance from the higher courts. She said the Union Supreme Court continues to apply earlier directives that remain relevant and can issue additional instructions when needed. The judge added that action can be taken not only over judicial errors but also for failures to meet ethical standards, management requirements and procedural rules. Daw Thin Thin Cho also gave figures for 2025: disciplinary measures were imposed on 164 personnel, including 30 judicial officers and judges and 134 office staff. The reported reasons included violations of discipline, procedural failures, management shortcomings and judicial errors. The measures, she said, ranged from warnings to suspensions of annual salary increases or promotions, demotion, dismissal from a position and removal from public service. She reiterated that the Supreme Court was continuing to follow the 1990 directive alongside other instructions that remain in force.