Foo Chee Hock
Foo Chee Hock | |
|---|---|
| Judicial Commissioner of Singapore | |
| In office 1 April 2015 – 31 March 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Tony Tan |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Alma mater | |
Foo Chee Hock PBS SC is a Singaporean jurist and a former Dean of the Singapore Judicial College.[1]
Education
[edit]Foo graduated from St Joseph's Institution in 1976,[2] the National University of Singapore in 1984[3] and a Masters of Laws from Cambridge University in 1989.[4]
Legal career
[edit]Foo joined the Singapore Legal Service in 1984 and served in a variety of legal and judicial posts during that time, including as a Magistrate and District Judge in the then-Subordinate Courts, and as an Assistant Registrar and Deputy Registrar in the Supreme Court of Singapore. In 2009, he was appointed Registrar of the Supreme Court.[5] In his time as Registrar, Foo assisted the Courts with the implementation of the “docket system” of case management and end-to-end e-Litigation systems and also was the “driving force that helped to demystify the judiciary and (make) the courts more accessible to the general public”.[6] Foo has also previously spoken out about burn-out in the legal profession, given the real pressures of legal careers.[7]
Foo was subsequently appointed as a Judicial Commissioner by President Tony Tan in April 2015.[8] He served a three-year term during which time he also oversaw the development of the Singapore Judicial College, serving as its founding Dean.[9] Upon his appointment as a Judicial Commissioner, he was replaced as the Registrar of the Supreme Court by Vincent Hoong.[5]
At the conclusion of his term as Judicial Commissioner in 2019, Foo assumed full-time leadership of the Singapore Judicial College.[10] He was also, during his time as Judicial Commissioner, Editor-in-Chief of Singapore Civil Procedure.[10] He is also a senior mediator at the Singapore Mediation Centre.[11] Foo retired from his position as Dean of the Singapore Judicial College in April 2023.[12]
Awards
[edit]Foo received the Long Service Award in 2007.[13] He was also appointed Senior Counsel (Honoris Causa) in 2019[14] in recognition of his “special knowledge in law and contributions to the development of the law and legal profession”.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore Judicial College". Default.
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni". www.sji.edu.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ "NUS - Faculty of Law : Asia's Global Law School". law1.nus.edu.sg.
- ^ "New Judicial Commissioner sworn in today at Istana". AsiaOne. April 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Vincent Hoong appointed as Registrar of Supreme Court, replacing Foo Chee Hock | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. January 5, 2015.
- ^ Yi Wen, Chan. "Vincent Hoong named new registrar of Singapore's Supreme Court". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ Koh, Fabian (2019-01-07). "Junior lawyers should work hard but be wary of burnout, says newly appointed Senior Counsel". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ Huang, Claire. "Foo Chee Hock named judicial commissioner of Singapore High Court". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
- ^ Lee, Amanda. "Ex-Chief Justice Chan among five senior judges appointed". TODAY.
- ^ a b "Dean". Default.
- ^ "Senior Mediator". Singapore Mediation Centre. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ "Singapore Judicial College on LinkedIn: Tribute to Dean". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (November 22, 2021). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore.
- ^ "Annex A" (PDF). Singapore Academy of Law.
- ^ Koh, Fabian (January 7, 2019). "Junior lawyers should work hard but be wary of burnout, says newly appointed Senior Counsel | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.