The judicial system in Johor Bahru began with the Police Court based on the Johor Police Code of 1873. The Supreme Court was created in 1883. A scholar, Haji Muhamad Salleh, was appointed as a Judge assisted by the Government Mufti Syed Salim al-Attas as a Legal Adviser. Islam. The daily administration of the Court is carried out by Mubin Ibrahim as Court Registrar as well as several clerks and also a Chinese interpreter named Eoo Joo Guan.

Following the influx of laborers from India, in 1888 the government hired Tambi Sabr Ali as a Tamil Interpreter. It is believed that books of Syarak Law are used as a guide for Judges following the Johor Justice Law based on Islamic Laws such as the Kitab Perpunpunan Hukum Hukum Syarak al-Islam. The judicial system in Johor until 1911 was run by Bumiputera officials while British officials, especially Legal Advisers, were gazetted as High Court Judges to hear cases involving Europeans only.

In accordance with Islam as the state religion, the Chief Judge is Datuk Haji Abdullah Musa; who is also the Mufti of Johor. In fact, former Johor Assistant Kadi Ungku Omar Ahmad, was appointed as Endau Magistrate in addition to his duties as Deputy Commissioner of the Endau Government. During the reign of Sultan Ibrahim, Majallah Al-Ahkam Al-'Adliyyah implemented by the Turkish Ottoman Empire in the 19th century was translated into Malay. The code is better known as the Johor Ahkam Magazine and was used as an official guide for syara law in Johor in 1913.

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Civil courts in Malaysia are generally divided into several types according to the law of their establishment. For example, the Lower Courts Act 1948 provides for the establishment of Magistrates' Courts and Sessions Courts. While the Court of Justice Act 1964 provides for the establishment of the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. This division of Courts is because each is subject to its own jurisdiction.

The structure of the Malaysian Judiciary can be divided into two parts, namely the Supreme Court and the Lower Court. The highest court in Malaysia is the Federal Court followed by the Court of Appeal, the High Court of Malaya and the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak. The Lower Court consists of the Sessions Court and the Magistrate's Court. The Special Court was established through the Federal Constitution on 20 March 1993 and has jurisdiction to try civil or criminal actions initiated by or against His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or other Malay Rulers.

In relation to proceedings, each Court has its own proceedings and is supervised through separate regulations. Criminal trial procedures in the Lower Court and High Court are determined based on the Code of Criminal Procedure. In August 2012, a new regulation, namely the Court Rules 2012, was enacted to consolidate the rules relating to civil case proceedings in the Magistrate's Court, the Sessions Court and the High Court.

Now, the courts in the state of Johor can be divided into two parts, the North Johor Court and the South Johor Court. For the North Johor Court, it includes several districts in the north of Johor such as Muar, Segamat, Kluang, Tangkak and Batu Pahat. While for the Johor Selata Court it includes Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi, Kulai and Pontian.