Why Judges are Appointed by Prime Minister??? Why not Elected President???

Judge of Appeal reappointed and Judicial Commissioner appointed at the Supreme Court

AsiaOne

Thursday, Apr 10, 2014


SINGAPORE - The President, acting in his discretion and the advice of the Prime Minister, has re-appointed Mr Chao Hick Tin as a Judge of Appeal and Mr See Kee Oon as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Justice Chao's reappointment will take effect from April 11 while Mr See's appointment will take effect from April 14. Both Justice Chao and Mr See will take their affirmation of office at the Istana on April 14.

With the reappointment of Justice Chao and the appointment of Mr See, the Supreme Court will have a total of 13 Judges (including the Chief Justice) and five Judicial Commissioners.

Justice Chao has been reappointed a Judge of Appeal for a further period of two years with effect from April 11. The Honourable the Chief Justice has also re-appointed Justice Chao as Vice-President of the Court of Appeal with effect from April 11.

Mr See has been appointed Judicial Commissioner of the High Court under Article 94(4) of the Constitution for a term of three years with effect from April 14.

As a Judicial Commissioner of the High Court, Mr See will have the powers of a Judge of the High Court and will assist in the disposal of business in the Supreme Court at the direction of the Chief Justice.

Mr See will also be concurrently appointed as the first Presiding Judge of the State Courts. Apart from administrative oversight and management of the State Courts, he will also hear matters in the Supreme Court, including appeals from the State Courts, in his capacity as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court. Mr See may also hear complex cases in the State Courts exercising the powers of a District Judge

How can there be fair elections when the Election Department is under the watch of the Prime Minister?

60.1% of Sinkies Allowed Themselves to Be Screwed Year after Year... Song Boh?

Knn appointed by who also lam-par-par-lan left pocket right pocket. Knn other country see judges dare to take on the government of the day this cuntry you scratch my back I scratch your back. No need to ask this type of question la.

Sinkieland presidents are powerless, ball-less stooges.

Presidential candidate should also not be partisan.

It sickens me when they scratch each others back.

The Judicial Appointments Commission is responsible for selecting judges in England and Wales. It is a non-departmental public body which was created on 3 April 2006 as part of the reforms following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. It took over a responsibility previously that of the Lord Chancellor and the Department for Constitutional Affairs (previously the Lord Chancellor's Department), although the Lord Chancellor retains responsibility for appointing the selected candidates. The Lord Chancellor has also given up his other judicial functions, including the right to sit as a judge in the House of Lords.

The Commission launched its new system to select High Court judges on 31 October 2006, looking for candidates to fill 10 vacancies and 15 for a reserve list. Candidates submitted a nine-page application form, and shortlisted candidates were interviewed. All candidates were to be judged on merit alone, measured by five core qualities: intellectual capacity; personal qualities (integrity, independence, judgment, decisiveness, objectivity, ability; willingness to learn); ability to understand and deal fairly; authority and communication skills; and efficiency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_Appointments_Commission

Old fart is a lawyer himself.
Right from the start he knew very well that in order for a politician to secure absolute power, he must have control of the law, rules and regulations.
Hence he need to surround himself with his own loyal supporters to win any of his political opponents in court.

How else do they showcase to the world we are a democracy. When we are anything but.

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what's the diff? both are mudderfuckers!

so that they will be kangaroos!

sochi2014 said:

Presidential candidate should also not be partisan.

It sickens me when they scratch each others back.

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mebbe it will cure you if they both rub each other's face into the other's crotch

Does anyone know that Yong Pung How was the best man at Old Man's wedding? Both were fuck buddies since college. You can find him standing beside the family couple wedding photo in the frontis page of one of the books about Old Man. Can't remember which book.

P/S. of course, not to say that some people might want to see it printed in our text books before believing this. The pliant and obedient ones.

cronies galore in this PAP government....makes me SICK!