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Encyclopedia > Chief Justice of Singapore

The Chief Justice of Singapore is the highest post in the judicial system of Singapore. The Chief Justice is appointed by the President, chosen from candidates recommended by the Prime Minister. The present Chief Justice is Chan Sek Keong. 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... Judicial power in Singapore is vested in the Supreme Court as well as surbodinate courts by the constitution. ... Flag of the President of Singapore - banner of arms The President of Singapore is the head of state. ... The Prime Minister of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). ... 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. ...


List of Chief Justices

Chief Justice Start of Term End of Term
Wee Chong Jin 5 January 1963 28 September 1990
Yong Pung How 28 September 1990 10 April 2006
Chan Sek Keong 10 April 2006 Incumbent


 

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