Six women administrative judges, fresh graduates from the Institute of Judicial Studies, were sworn in yesterday at the seat of the Shoura Council headed by Judge Henri Khoury. The event took place at the Shoura Council premises in Downtown Beirut in the presence of the president of the Judicial Inspectorate, Judge Berkan Saad, the head of the Institute, Judge Nada Dakroub, director of the Institute, Judge Suheil Abboud, and a number of judges and families of the newly sworn in. The judges who took the oath are, Luma Ajaj Yaghi, Luma Adel Azravil, Michele Melhem Mezher and Carine Iskandar Amatouri. Following the oath, Khoury addressed the graduates saying: “Adopting and following a clear judicial policy and methodology is crucial to guide the judge in the darkest moments, strengthen his/her confidence, polish his/her persona and coach him/her.” In the end, Khoury added, the strength of the judge lies in his knowledge of the “red lines that are not to be crossed”. Dakroub, for her part, called on the new graduates to do what is fair for the people who expect them to act fairly. “Be fair at all times,” she told them. (Al Mustaqbal, October 18, 2017)