Chief Justice of Singapore

Chief Justice of the
Republic of Singapore
since 6 November 2012
Supreme Court of Singapore
Style
NominatorPrime Minister of Singapore
AppointerPresident of Singapore
Term lengthTenure until the age of 65
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Singapore, Article 94
Inaugural holderWee Chong Jin
Formation9 August 1965 (1965-08-09)
Websitewww.supremecourt.gov.sg

The chief justice of Singapore is the presiding member of the Supreme Court of Singapore. It is the highest office in the judicial system of Singapore, appointed by the president, on the advice of the prime minister. 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.


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