The President will now carry out the appointments on the recommendation of the JCP, under the new law 4 instead of 2 most senior judges will be appointed in the JCP.
19th Amendment was passed by the National Assembly on December 22, 2010,
and Senate on December 30, 2010, respectively.
19th Amendment became part of the Constitution after the assent of President Asif Ali Zardari on January 1, 2011.