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Chief Justice of Singapore

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History
List of Chief Justices
Chief Justices of the Straits Settlements Chief Justices of the Colony of Singapore Chief Justices of the State of Singapore (as a self-governing colony in the British Empire and a state of Malaysia) Chief Justices of the Republic of Singapore
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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 incumbent Chief Justice is Sundaresh Menon.

History

Prior to 1963 the Chief Justice was appointed by the Governors of the respective British colonies.

Prior to 1867 the role of the Chief Justice was with the Recorders of the respective British colonies in the area (Penang, Malacca and Singapore).

List of Chief Justices

Chief Justices of the Straits Settlements

#	Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements	Took office	Left office
1	Sir Peter Benson Maxwell	1867	1871
2	Sir Thomas Sidgreaves	1871	1886
3	Sir Theodore Thomas Ford	1886	1890
4	Sir Edward Loughlin O'Malley	1890	1892
5	Sir Elliot Bovill	1892	(died in office)}}
6	Sir John Winfield Bonser	1893	1893
7	Sir W. H. Lionel Cox	1893	1906
8	Sir William Hyndman Jones	1906	1914
9	Sir John Alexander Strachey Bucknill	1914	1920
10	(died before assuming office)}}	1920	1920
11	Sir Walter Shaw	1921	1925
12	Sir Tatham James William Murison	1925	1933
13	Sir Walter Huggard	1933	1936
14	Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine	1936	1946

Chief Justices of the Colony of Singapore

#	Chief Justice of the Colony of Singapore	Took office	Left office
–	(acting)}}	1946	1946
1	Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley	1946	1955
2	Sir John Whyatt	1955	1958
3	KCMG}}	1958	1958

Chief Justices of the State of Singapore (as a self-governing colony in the British Empire and a state of Malaysia)

#	Chief Justice of the State of Singapore	Took office	Left office
1	KCMG}}	1958	1963
2	Wee Chong Jin	5 January 1963	8 August 1965

Chief Justices of the Republic of Singapore

#	Chief Justice of the Republic of Singapore	Took office	Left office
1	Wee Chong Jin	9 August 1965	27 September 1990
2	Yong Pung How	28 September 1990	10 April 2006
3	Chan Sek Keong	11 April 2006	5 November 2012
4	Sundaresh Menon	6 November 2012	Incumbent

External links

[https://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/about-us/the-supreme-court-bench/judges-of-the-past List of former judges]

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