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Chief Justice 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.

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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).

Chief Justices of the Straits Settlements

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  • Sir Peter Benson Maxwell 1867-1871
  • Sir Thomas Sidgreaves 1871-1886
  • Sir Theodore Thomas Ford 1886-1890
  • Sir Edward Loughlin O'Malley 1890-1892
  • Sir Elliot Bovill 1892-1893 (died in office)
  • Sir John Winfield Bonser 1893
  • Sir W. H. Lionel Cox 1893-1906
  • Sir William Hyndman Jones 1906-1914
  • Sir John Alexander Strachey Bucknill 1914-1920
  • Sir G. Aubrey Goodman (died before assuming office) 1920
  • Sir Walter Shaw 1921-1925
  • Sir James William Murison 1925-1933
  • Sir Walter Clarence Huggard 1933-1936
  • Sir Percy Alexander McElwaine 1936-1946
  • Cecil William Victor Carey (acting) 1946
  • Sir Charles Murray-Aynsley 1946-1955
  • Sir John Whyatt 1955-1958
  • Sir Alan Rose KCMG 1959
  • Sir Alan Rose KCMG 1959-1963
  • Wee Chong Jin 5 January 1963-8 August 1965

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    Chief Justice of Singapore Wikipedia
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