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2 Court of Appeal judges among 5 Supreme Court appointments
The Straits Times
|September 20, 2025
Two Supreme Court judges will have new roles come Oct 1, with a new judicial commissioner also appointed.
In addition, two new international judges have been appointed to the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) from Jan 5, 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement on Sept 19.
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has appointed High Court judges Ang Cheng Hock and Hri Kumar Nair as justices of the Court of Appeal from Oct 1, 2025. Ms Low Siew Ling has been appointed a judicial commissioner from the same date, on a two-year term.
The Court of Appeal, High Court and SICC are part of the Supreme Court system. Judicial commissioners have the powers of a judge and are appointed for a specific period determined by the President.
Meanwhile, Justice David John Goddard of New Zealand and Justice Nigel Teare of Britain will serve on the SICC bench from Jan 5, 2026, to Jan 4, 2027.
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