CJ of Singapore

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The CJ of Singapore is the head of the judiciary and the Supreme Court, responsible for overseeing the administration of justice in Singapore.

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CJ of Singapore canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judge
judicial office
public office
alsoKnownAs CJ of Singapore
appointedBy President of Singapore
appointedUnder Constitution of Singapore
country Singapore
countryOfCitizenship Singapore
firstHolder Sir Alan Rose
guaranteedBy Constitution of Singapore
hasAuthorityOver Court of Appeal of Singapore
High Court of Singapore
hasPower to assign judicial duties to Supreme Court judges
to empanel judges for the Court of Appeal
to make rules of court for the Supreme Court
hasSeat Supreme Court of Singapore
hasTermLength no fixed term
headOf Judiciary of Singapore
Supreme Court of Singapore
jurisdiction Singapore
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Article 94 of the Constitution of Singapore
legalSystem common law
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Supreme Court Building, Singapore
mayBeReappointedUntilAge 70
memberOf Council of Presidential Advisers
Presidential Council for Minority Rights
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Singapore
occupation lawyer
officeEstablished 1963
officeHolder Sundaresh Menon
oversees administration of justice in Singapore
participatesIn swearing-in of the President of Singapore
swearing-in of the Prime Minister of Singapore
partOf Government of Singapore
positionHeld Chief Justice of Singapore
precededByOffice Chief Justice of the Colony of Singapore
Chief Justice of the Straits Settlements
reportsTo no one within the judiciary
residence Singapore
responsibleFor allocation of judicial work in Supreme Court
judicial administration in Singapore
judicial policy in Singapore
supervision of judges of the Supreme Court
retirementAge 65
style The Honourable the Chief Justice
linked to: Chief Justice

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Chief Justice of Singapore alsoKnownAs CJ of Singapore
Chief Justice of Singapore alsoKnownAs CJ of Singapore
subject linked to: CJ of Singapore