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

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.[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

  1. ↑ "Singapore Judicial College". Default.
  2. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni". www.sji.edu.sg. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. ↑ "NUS - Faculty of Law : Asia's Global Law School". law1.nus.edu.sg.
  4. ↑ "New Judicial Commissioner sworn in today at Istana". AsiaOne. April 2, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Vincent Hoong appointed as Registrar of Supreme Court, replacing Foo Chee Hock | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. January 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Yi Wen, Chan. "Vincent Hoong named new registrar of Singapore's Supreme Court". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  7. ↑ Huang, Claire. "Foo Chee Hock named judicial commissioner of Singapore High Court". www.businesstimes.com.sg. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  8. ↑ Lee, Amanda. "Ex-Chief Justice Chan among five senior judges appointed". TODAY.
  9. 1 2 "Dean". Default.
  10. ↑ "Senior Mediator". Singapore Mediation Centre. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  11. ↑ "Singapore Judicial College on LinkedIn: Tribute to Dean". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  12. ↑ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (November 22, 2021). "PMO | Recipients". Prime Minister's Office Singapore.
  13. ↑ "Annex A" (PDF). Singapore Academy of Law.
  14. ↑ 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.
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