In this Jan. 21, 2009 photo, released by the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency, newly appointed Iranian judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani, attends a meeting of the Guardian Council, the constitutional watchdog, in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s state television said Saturday Aug. 15, 2009 that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed a hard-line cleric as the country’s new judiciary chief. Saturday’s report says Sadeq Larijani will lead the judiciary for the next five years. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Hasan Ghaedi)