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Sundaresh Menon (born 26 February 1962) is a Singaporean lawyer and judge who has been serving as Chief Justice of Singapore since 2012. Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, Menon was a Judicial Commissioner between 2006 and 2007, Attorney-General between 2010 and 2012, and a Justice of the Court of Appeal.
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 6 November 2012. Chief Justice Menon graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1986 and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1991.
Apr 13, 2024 · (55) See Sundaresh Menon CJ, “Technology and the Changing Face of Justice”, keynote lecture at the Negotiation and Conflict Management Group Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference 2019 (14 November 2019) (“Technology and the Changing Face of Justice”) at paras 43–44.
Sundaresh Menon has served in his role as Singapore’s fourth Chief Justice since 2012. He has spent over three decades in the legal arena in both private practice and the public service, and is known for his efforts in promoting access to justice.
Sep 20, 2023 · SINGAPORE - A district judge who reproduced large chunks of the prosecution’s submissions in his written grounds of decision fell short of the standards of professionalism expected of the...
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon (right) and other judges of the Supreme Court at an event to mark the opening of the legal year on Jan 8, 2024. (Photo: TODAY/Lim Li Ting)
Oct 2, 2023 · “Our paradigms of justice will need to shift,” Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said, highlighting these transformations at an SG Courts event last month.
Sep 22, 2023 · In his keynote speech on the role of the courts, Chief Justice Menon referred to the constitutional challenge against Section 377A of the Penal Code, the colonial-era law criminalising sex...
Jan 9, 2023 · SINGAPORE: The new legal year opened on Monday (Jan 9) with Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon noting a "noticeable" increase in breaches of professional standards by lawyers over the past few years.
The incumbent chief justice is Sundaresh Menon, who took office on 6 November 2012. He was the first chief justice to be born in Singapore.
