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Foo Chee Hock

Foo Chee Hock

Singaporean jurist and former college dean


Foo Chee Hock PBS SC is a Singaporean jurist and a former Dean of the Singapore Judicial College.[1]

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Education

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]

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 was subsequently appointed as a Judicial Commissioner by President Tony Tan in April 2015.[7] He served a three-year term during which time he also oversaw the development of the Singapore Judicial College, serving as its founding Dean.[8] 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.[9] He was also, during his time as Judicial Commissioner, Editor-in-Chief of Singapore Civil Procedure.[9] He is also a senior mediator at the Singapore Mediation Centre.[10] Foo retired from his position as Dean of the Singapore Judicial College in April 2023.[11]

Awards

Foo received the Long Service Award in 2007.[12] He was also appointed Senior Counsel (Honoris Causa) in 2019[13] in recognition of his “special knowledge in law and contributions to the development of the law and legal profession”.[14]


References

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  2. "Distinguished Alumni". www.sji.edu.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. Yi Wen, Chan. "Vincent Hoong named new registrar of Singapore's Supreme Court". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  4. Huang, Claire. "Foo Chee Hock named judicial commissioner of Singapore High Court". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  5. "Dean". Default.
  6. "Senior Mediator". Singapore Mediation Centre. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  7. "Singapore Judicial College on LinkedIn: Tribute to Dean". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  8. Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (November 22, 2021). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore.
  9. "Annex A" (PDF). Singapore Academy of Law.

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