Prior to his elevation to the High Court Bench of Malaysia, he had served in various capacities in the Government of Malaysia both in the Judicial Office, as well as in the Legal Department. Among the positions held by him were Magistrate, President of the Sessions Court, Senior Assistant Registrar of the High Court, Federal Counsel and Senior Federal Counsel, Legal Advisor to
Ministry of Primary Industries, Legal Advisor to the Public Services Department, Legal Advisor to
Malacca and
Perak, Deputy Parliamentary Draftsman and Senior Federal Counsel of the Inland Revenue Department. On 1 March 1992, he was appointed Judicial Commissioner of the
High Court of Malaya and two years after, he was appointed a High Court Judge of Malaya. In 2002, he was elevated to the
Court of Appeal of Malaysia. In 2005, he was elevated to the
Federal Court of Malaysia. He was appointed to the present post of the Chief Judge of the High Court of Malaya effective 18 October 2008. His elevation as the Chief Justice of Malaysia was on 12 September 2011. During his judicial service, he also had served many positions like the Judge of the Special Court, the Member of the Legal and Judicial Service Commission, the Committee Member of the Higher Court Method and the Lower Court Method, the Panel Member of the Sharia Appeal Court of
Kelantan and the Member of the Qualification Board. == Honours ==