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SINGAPORE – Supreme Court judge Valerie Thean will take up a new role on April 1 when she becomes deputy attorney-general. <\/p>\n
The appointment will be for a two-year term, said the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO) in a statement on March 23. <\/p>\n
Justice Thean, who has been a Supreme Court judge since 2017, will resign from the Bench on March 31 before taking up the new appointment. <\/p>\n
She will join a team of deputy attorneys-general that includes Mr Lionel Yee, Mr Tai Wei Shyong and Mr Goh Yihan. <\/p>\n
Justice Thean was awarded the President\u2019s Scholarship in 1988 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from Downing College in Cambridge University in 1991. <\/p>\n
She received a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1995.<\/p>\n
Justice Thean joined the legal service in 1992 and has held positions that include senior state counsel at the Attorney-General\u2019s Chambers and deputy secretary at the Law Ministry. <\/p>\n
She also taught arbitration at the National University of Singapore\u2019s law faculty, where she was an adjunct associate professor.<\/p>\n
Justice Thean was the first Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts in 2014 \u2013 a position she held at the same time she was judicial commissioner. <\/p>\n
The PMO said: \u201cThe Government thanks Justice Thean for her significant contributions during her time with the judiciary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Attorney-General Lucien Wong, in a statement, said Justice Thean has taken up many roles across the legal service and judiciary, and has a deep and comprehensive understanding of the legal system. <\/p>\n
Justice Thean is especially recognised for her contributions to family law and juvenile justice, he added. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Attorney-General\u2019s Chambers will benefit greatly from her vast experience, and I look forward to working closely with her,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n