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The chief justice of Singapore is the presiding member of the Supreme Court of Singapore. It is the highest office in the judicial system of Singapore, appointed by the president, on the advice of the prime minister. The incumbent chief justice is Sundaresh Menon, who took office on 6 November 2012. He was the first chief justice to be born in ...
Chan Sek Keong SC SPMP DUT DUBC (born 5 November 1937) [1] is a Malaysian-Singaporean jurist who served as chief justice of Singapore between 2006 and 2012. He was appointed by then-President S. R. Nathan, and took office on 11 April 2006. [2] Prior to his appointment as chief justice, he served as the third attorney-general of Singapore ...
In order to tackle the large number of prosecution cases accumulating, his responsibility for the police force was transferred to the Chief Secretary. [4] In 1955, he was appointed Chief Justice of Singapore and remained in the post until his retirement in 1958. [2] [1] [3] [5] [6]
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He served as Chief Justice of Tonga (1930–1935); Chief Justice of Grenada (1935–1938), [4] and Puisne Judge of the Federated Malay States and Supreme Court of the Straits Settlements. [3] [5] During the Second World War he was interned as a POW in Singapore. From 1946 until his retirement in 1955 he served as Chief Justice of Singapore. [1 ...
In that year the ceremony involved the Chief Justice inspecting a Sikh guard of honour commanded by a subedar outside the Supreme Court, then being met by the Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Sheriff. The four gentlemen made their way to the Chief Justice's chambers in the courthouse, the route lined by police officers and members of the Bar. [59]
Yong Pung How DUBC DUT (11 April 1926 – 9 January 2020) was a Malaysian-Singaporean jurist who served as the second chief justice of Singapore between 1990 and 2006.. After stepping down as chief justice, Yong served as the chancellor of the Singapore Management University between 2010 and 2015.
The Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) was established on 5 January 2015. [1]The idea to create the SICC was mooted by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon at the Opening of Legal Year 2013, with a key feature being the internationalisation of the court.