Bangladesh Judicial Service,
Bangladesh
Judicial Officer
Focus: Judicial decision-making and court administration.
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Md Abdul Malek
Joint District Judge, Bangladesh
Studied Law & Tech at UCLA Law
Shaping the Future of Law, AI, & Justice Institutions
My work intersects artificial intelligence, law, and policy and aims to advance digital justice and institutional integrity in Bangladesh and the global majority.
"AI systems are not neutral. They reflect the values, biases, and decisions of those who design and deploy them. As judges, we must understand these systems before we rely on them in courts."
Md Abdul Malek
Joint District Judge, Bangladesh
Areas of Interest
Expertise That Matters
AI Ethics, Law, Governance
AI Liability
Transparency
Digital Justice
Digital Rights
Social Media Laws
Data Privacy
Contestable AI
Responsible AI
Conferences & Networks
Global Engagements
Sep 2026 • Geneva, Switzerland
AI Governance in Practice
ITU Academy • ITU HQ
Building secure, innovative AI governance frameworks across core concepts, ethics, cybersecurity, and global legal and regulatory practice.
Nov 2024 • Singapore
AI Innovation Asia 2024
Economist Impact, Singapore
Discussions on sovereign AI, data localization, compute constraints, ethical guidelines, and the future of work.
Apr 2024 • Stanford, CA
CodeX FutureLaw 2024
Stanford Law School
Engaging at the intersection of computational law and future legal frameworks.
Apr 2024 • Stanford, CA
LLMs x Law Hackathon
Stanford Law School
Developing practical AI solutions for legal challenges.
Apr 2024 • Berkeley, CA
AI & Evidence Symposium
Berkeley Center for Law & Tech
Analysis of AI applications in civil litigation evidence.
March 2024 • Los Angeles, California
Copyright Symposium
UCLA & ASU McCarthy Institute
Discussing IP implications of generative AI.
Nov 2023 • Washington DC
Athens Roundtable on AI & the Rule of Law
The Future Society at The George Washington University
High-level dialogue on AI and the Rule of Law.
Sep 2023 • Boston, MA
We Robot Conference
Boston University & MIT Media Lab
Focused on robotics, law, and policy.
Research & Writing
Publications
Professional Experience
Where I've Worked
My professional background spans judicial service, technology governance, and AI ethics and law, and digital policy work in Bangladesh and the United States.
Judicial & Court Roles
Superior Court of California,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Judicial Observation & Legal Research
Focus: U.S. court processes and judicial decision-making.
Technology, Law and Policy
Center for AI and Digital Policy,
Washington, D.C., USA
Legal Research & Analysis
Focus: AI regulation and public policy.
Justice Technology Association,
USA
Legal Technology & Policy
Focus: Technology in courts and access to justice.
Regulatory Experience
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission,
Dhaka
Regulatory Affairs
Focus: Telecommunications regulation and digital governance.
Insights & Commentary
Awful Lawful AI
Blog Posts
AI Ethics
AI Judges: The Future of the Bench?
Exploring the possibilities and perils of algorithmic adjudication in modern court systems.
January 15, 20256 min read
Data Privacy
GDPR at Five: Lessons and Missteps
A comprehensive review of Europe's landmark privacy regulation and its global ripple effects.
January 8, 20258 min read
Legal Tech
When ChatGPT Becomes Your Lawyer
The risks and realities of AI-generated legal advice in an era of accessible language models.
December 20, 20245 min read
Digital Justice
The Hidden Bias in Bail Algorithms
Unpacking racial and socioeconomic disparities in pretrial risk assessment tools.
December 12, 20247 min read
Data Privacy
The Right to Be Forgotten in the Age of AI
How machine learning challenges traditional notions of data deletion and personal privacy.
November 28, 20246 min read
Legal Tech
Smart Contracts, Dumb Justice?
Examining whether blockchain-based agreements can truly deliver on promises of fairness.
November 15, 20245 min read