Chan Sek Keong is the current Chief Justice of Singapore since taking over from former Chief Justice, Mr Yong Pung How, on 11 April, 2006. Chief Justice Chan was formerly the Attorney-General of Singapore. The Honourable Mr Chao Hick Tin took over as the Attorney General of Singapore on 11 April, 2006. The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme... The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth- or other countries with an Anglosaxon type of justice, such as the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme... Yong Pung How (born 1926, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) was the second Chief Justice of Singapore from 28 September 1990 to 10 April 2006. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General or Attorney-General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...

Chief Justice Chan was among the inaugural group of students to graduate from the Law Faculty of the University of Malaya in 1961. After being admitted to the Bar, he practiced for a number of years before being appointed the first Judicial Commissioner of Singapore in 1986. 2 years later, he became a Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore and in 1992, he was appointed Attorney-General of Singapore. The University of Malaya (Universiti Malaya in Malay; commonly abbreviated as UM) is the first university in Malaysia, and is situated on a 750 acre (3. ...