[1][5] Raja Aziz was the lead defence counsel in Anwar Ibrahim's corruption and first sodomy trial.
[6] He was expected to lead Anwar's defence team for the second sodomy trial, but stepped aside due to ill health.
[1] In 2001, he criticised the appointment of Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim as Chief Judge of Malaya when a more senior member of the Federal Court was passed over.
"[1][4] Raja Aziz criticised Pakatan Rakyat for trying to disrupt the formation of a new state government during the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis, asking it to refer the matter to the courts (which it eventually did).
[8] He also called on Barisan Nasional supporters to respect Pakatan's right to challenge the Sultan of Perak's decision not to dissolve the state assembly in court.