See Kee Oon (施奇恩, Shī Qí Ēn; born 1966) is a Singaporean judge who is currently a Judge of the Supreme Court and the Presiding Judge of the State Courts.
Education[]
See received a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1991 and obtained a Master of Laws (first class honours) from the University of Cambridge in 1994. He also holds a Master of Public Management from the NUS's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
Career[]
See joined the Singapore Legal Service in 1991 and was appointed as a Deputy Registrar and Magistrate in the Subordinate Courts (now State Courts).[1] From 1995 to 1997, he served as a Justices' Law Clerk before becoming a District Judge in 1998. As a District Judge, he heard a variety of cases in the criminal, civil and family courts until 2007, when he became Head of the Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office. In November 2009, See was reappointed as a District Judge and subsequently made Senior District Judge, heading the Criminal Justice Division of the Subordinate Courts.
On 1 October 2013, See became the Chief District Judge of the Subordinate Courts[2] and a member of a committee to guide the development of the Singapore University of Social Sciences's School of Law.[3] On 14 April 2014, he was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner and Presiding Judge of the State Courts. On 31 January 2017, he was promoted to Judge of the Supreme Court.[4][5] He has been criticized for being biased and heavily in favour of the prosecution in criminal cases, to the point of disregarding established precedent.[6]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.lawsociety.org.sg/conference/ADR/speakers/See%20Kee%20Oon.aspxTemplate:Dead link
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- ↑ http://www.pmo.gov.sg/newsroom/appointment-judges-high-court-0Template:Dead link
- ↑ http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/see-kee-oon-chua-lee-ming-appointed-as-judges-of-the-high-court
- ↑ http://www.sgjustice.com