[1] She previously served as the first woman chief justice of the Peshawar High Court.

[4] She started her career as an advocate of District Courts in 1983.

She was elevated to the rank of advocate of Supreme Court in 2006.

[4] On 14 June 2023, after being recommended by Justice Qazi Faez Isa, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan unanimously approved Hilali's elevation to the Supreme Court.

[5] On 5 July 2023, she was appointed by President Arif Alvi as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, becoming the second women to be elevated to the post after Ayesha A.