Article 36 of the Saudi Law of the Judiciary

المادة 36 من نظام القضاء

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يشترط فيمن يشغل درجة قاضي (أ) أن يكون قد قضى أربع سنوات على الأقل في درجة قاضي (ب) أو اشتغل بأعمال قضائية نظيرة لمدة ثماني سنوات على الأقل، أو قام بتدريس الفقه أو أصوله في إحدى الكليات بالمملكة لمدة ثماني سنوات على الأقل، أو يكون حاصلًا على شهادة الدكتوراه من المعهد العالي للقضاء أو من إحدى كليات الشريعة في المملكة في تخصص الفقه أو أصوله.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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