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On July 1, 1879, the judicial proceedings of the present Pabna and Bogra districts were conducted under a District and Sessions Judge. Mr. John Tweedy was appointed as the first District Judge of Pabna and Bogra Districts. Later on November 12, 1930 a District Judge was appointed only for Pabna. Mr. KC Chand joined as District Judge of Pabna on November 12, 1930. Hon'ble Senior District and Sessions Judge Begum Shamim Ahmed is serving with distinction by joining Pabna District as the present District and Sessions Judge on 27/04/2022 AD. In 2006 and 2018, Pabna Judge Court building was extended upwards. The Judicial Magistrate Court was established on 1 November 2007 through the separation of the Judiciary. The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court building was inaugurated on 06/05/2018. At present, the activities of the District Judge Court and Judicial Magistrate are being conducted in the eight-storey building. The first Chief Judicial Magistrate of Pabna District is Mr. Saidur Rahman Khan. Present Chief Judicial Magistrate Mr. Md. Kamal Hossain. Under the leadership of the learned Senior District and Sessions Judge of Pabna Begum Shamim Ahmed, Pabna Judiciary Department is working tirelessly to serve the justice seeking public.