State Courts of Singapore

E138700

court system judicial body

The State Courts of Singapore are the lower-tier courts in Singapore’s judiciary that handle the majority of criminal and civil cases before any appeals proceed to the Supreme Court.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
State Courts of Singapore canonical	37
Subordinate Courts of Singapore	6
District Courts of Singapore	3
Magistrates’ Courts of Singapore	3
Magistrates’ Courts (Singapore)	2
Small Claims Tribunals of Singapore	2
subordinate courts of Singapore	2
Juvenile Court of Singapore	1
Magistrates and District Judges of the State Courts of Singapore	1
Singapore courts	1
State Courts (Singapore)	1
Subordinate Courts Act of Singapore	1
Subordinate Courts of Singapore (policy aspects)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1195787 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: State Courts of Singapore
Context triple: [Supreme Court of Singapore, hearsAppealsFrom, State Courts of Singapore]

A. Judiciary of Singapore
The Judiciary of Singapore is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through a hierarchical system of courts, headed by the Supreme Court.
B. Family Justice Courts of Singapore
The Family Justice Courts of Singapore are a specialized court system that handles family-related legal matters such as divorce, custody, and family violence within Singapore’s judiciary.
C. Supreme Court of Singapore
The Supreme Court of Singapore is the highest court in Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the High Court and the Court of Appeal and handling major civil and criminal cases as well as constitutional matters.
D. Singapore law
Singapore law is the legal system of Singapore, developed from its English common law roots into a distinct, modern framework governing civil, criminal, and administrative matters in the country.
E. Supreme Court Building, Singapore
The Supreme Court Building in Singapore is a modern judicial complex in the civic district that houses the nation’s highest courts and symbolizes the country’s legal authority.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: State Courts of Singapore
Target entity description: The State Courts of Singapore are the lower-tier courts in Singapore’s judiciary that handle the majority of criminal and civil cases before any appeals proceed to the Supreme Court.

A. Judiciary of Singapore
The Judiciary of Singapore is the independent branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying the law through a hierarchical system of courts, headed by the Supreme Court.
B. Family Justice Courts of Singapore
The Family Justice Courts of Singapore are a specialized court system that handles family-related legal matters such as divorce, custody, and family violence within Singapore’s judiciary.
C. Supreme Court of Singapore
The Supreme Court of Singapore is the highest court in Singapore’s judiciary, comprising the High Court and the Court of Appeal and handling major civil and criminal cases as well as constitutional matters.
D. Singapore law
Singapore law is the legal system of Singapore, developed from its English common law roots into a distinct, modern framework governing civil, criminal, and administrative matters in the country.
E. Supreme Court Building, Singapore
The Supreme Court Building in Singapore is a modern judicial complex in the civic district that houses the nation’s highest courts and symbolizes the country’s legal authority.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court system ⓘ judicial body ⓘ
appealsGoTo	Supreme Court of Singapore ⓘ
buildingName	State Courts Towers ⓘ
caseLoadShare	handle about 90% of judicial caseload in Singapore ⓘ
city	Singapore ⓘ
civilJurisdictionMonetaryLimit	up to S$250,000 (general civil claims) ⓘ
country	Singapore ⓘ
criminalJurisdictionLimit	most offences except those reserved for High Court ⓘ
currentPresidingJudge	Debbie Ong ⓘ
currentPresidingJudgeStartYear	2023 ⓘ
focusArea	access to justice ⓘ timely dispute resolution ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs	Subordinate Courts of Singapore ⓘ linked to: State Courts of Singapore
governingLegislation	State Courts Act 1970 ⓘ Subordinate Courts Act (former name) ⓘ
handlesMajorityOf	civil cases in Singapore ⓘ criminal cases in Singapore ⓘ
hasAlternativeDisputeResolution	conciliation ⓘ mediation services ⓘ neutral evaluation ⓘ
hasDigitalSystem	Integrated Case Management System ⓘ linked to: Integrated Electronic Litigation System
hasDivision	Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals ⓘ Coroner's Courts ⓘ District Courts ⓘ Employment Claims Tribunals ⓘ Family Courts (State Courts jurisdiction) ⓘ linked to: family court division Juvenile Courts ⓘ linked to: juvenile courts Magistrates' Courts ⓘ linked to: magistrates’ courts Protection from Harassment Court ⓘ Small Claims Tribunals ⓘ linked to: small claims division
hasSpecialisedCourt	Community Court ⓘ Night Courts ⓘ Protection from Harassment Court ⓘ Traffic Court ⓘ
headedBy	Presiding Judge of the State Courts ⓘ
jurisdictionType	civil jurisdiction ⓘ criminal jurisdiction ⓘ specialised tribunals jurisdiction ⓘ
languageOfProceedings	English ⓘ
location	1 Havelock Square, Singapore ⓘ
mission	to administer justice fairly and efficiently ⓘ
nameChangeEffectiveDate	2014-03-07 ⓘ
openedInCurrentPremises	2019 ⓘ
partOf	Judiciary of Singapore ⓘ
predecessorBuilding	Subordinate Courts Building ⓘ
smallClaimsExtendedLimit	up to S$30,000 with parties' consent ⓘ
smallClaimsLimit	up to S$20,000 ⓘ
subordinateTo	Chief Justice of Singapore ⓘ
tierInJudicialHierarchy	lower-tier courts ⓘ
website	https://www.judiciary.gov.sg ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Singapore → hearsAppealsFrom → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Singapore law → hasCourt → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Singapore law → hasCourt → Juvenile Court of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Judiciary of Singapore → comprises → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Judiciary of Singapore → comprises → Small Claims Tribunals of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Judiciary of Singapore → includesCourt → District Courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Judiciary of Singapore → includesCourt → Magistrates’ Courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Judiciary of Singapore → supervises → subordinate courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Supreme Court of Judicature Act → relatedTo → Subordinate Courts Act of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Supreme Court of Judicature Act → relatedTo → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

High Court of Singapore → supervises → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

High Court of Singapore → hearsAppealsFrom → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

State Courts of Singapore → formerlyKnownAs → Subordinate Courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Coroner’s Court of Singapore → overseenBy → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Coroner’s Court of Singapore → partOf → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Criminal Procedure Code of Singapore → usedBy → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Singapore Judicial College governing board → affiliation → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Minister for Law (Singapore) → hasJurisdictionOver → Subordinate Courts of Singapore (policy aspects) ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Registrars of the Supreme Court of Singapore → relatedTo → Magistrates and District Judges of the State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Employment Claims Tribunals → partOf → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Employment Claims Tribunals → administeredBy → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Integrated Electronic Litigation System → usedBy → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Youth Courts of Singapore → partOf → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

High Court of Singapore → hearsAppealsFrom → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

subject linked to: High Court

Outram Planning Area → contains → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

1 Havelock Square, Singapore → houses → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

1 Havelock Square, Singapore → operator → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

State Courts Towers → houses → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

State Courts Towers → operator → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

State Courts Towers → jurisdiction → subordinate courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Subordinate Courts Building → operator → Subordinate Courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Subordinate Courts Building → operator → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Presiding Judge of the State Courts → jurisdiction → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Presiding Judge of the State Courts → heads → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Presiding Judge of the State Courts → officeHoldersBody → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Debbie Ong → employer → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

District Courts (Singapore) → partOf → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

subject linked to: District Courts

District Courts (Singapore) → distinguishedFrom → Magistrates’ Courts (Singapore) ⓘ

subject linked to: District Courts

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

District Courts (Singapore) → relatedBody → Magistrates’ Courts (Singapore) ⓘ

subject linked to: District Courts

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals → partOf → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals → administeredBy → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

Protection from Harassment Court → partOf → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

State Courts Act 1970 → appliesTo → State Courts of Singapore ⓘ

State Courts Act 1970 → governs → District Courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

State Courts Act 1970 → governs → Magistrates’ Courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

State Courts Act 1970 → bindingIn → Singapore courts ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

State Courts Act 1970 → relatedTo → Subordinate Courts of Singapore ⓘ

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Subordinate Courts Act → regulates → Subordinate Courts of Singapore ⓘ

subject linked to: Subordinate Courts Act (former name)

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Subordinate Courts Act → establishes → Subordinate Courts of Singapore ⓘ

subject linked to: Subordinate Courts Act (former name)

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

Subordinate Courts Act → establishes → Magistrates’ Courts of Singapore ⓘ

subject linked to: Subordinate Courts Act (former name)

linked to: State Courts of Singapore

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