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i worry if it is not Menon ,,,
Sundaresh Menon (born 1962) is a Singaporean Judge of Appeal and a former Attorney-General of Singapore.[1] Menon graduated with first class honours from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law in 1986 and later obtained his Master of Laws from Harvard University.[2] He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2008.[3] He served a one-year term as Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore from 2006 to 2007. Before assuming the position of Attorney-General, Menon was the managing partner of Rajah & Tann. He was also the deputy chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, a member of the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law, and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the law faculty of Singapore Management University.[1][2][4] Menon stepped down from the office of Attorney-General on 25 June 2012 assumed his new position of Judge of Appeal on 1 August 2012.[5] He will be appointed the Chief Justice with effect from 6 November 2012.[6]
SINGAPORE - When it was announced at the end of May that he was leaving the Attorney-General (AG) post to become Judge of Appeal - after a relatively brief tenure as AG - there was speculation among some in the legal fraternity that Justice Sundaresh Menon was primed to become the Republic's next Chief Justice (CJ).
As veteran lawyer Peter Low put it: When Justice Menon, 50, was appointed Judge of Appeal, "there was expectation at the Bar that it was a transitory appointment" because former CJ Yong Pung How and incumbent CJ Chan Sek Keong "both had experience on the Bench before becoming CJ".
Yesterday, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced that Justice Menon, who was sworn in as Judge of Appeal barely a month ago, would receive the gavel from CJ Chan on Nov 6, a day after the latter turns 75. PMO said that CJ Chan, who was appointed in 2006, will retire.
Justice Menon's appointment would see him - within a span of less than five months - go from being the State's "chief enforcer", to Appellate judge, to becoming the fourth man presiding over the Republic's highest court.
This meteoric rise was hardly surprising, legal eagles told TODAY.
Describing Justice Menon as an "excellent choice" for CJ, former AG Walter Woon, who is now the David Marshall Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Centre for International Law, said: "He has had extensive experience as an advocate, both here and abroad… Also, he has a first-class brain, so I expect that the quality of jurisprudence emanating from the courts will continue to be excellent."
Drew & Napier chief executive Davinder Singh added that Justice Menon's "sharp legal mind, integrity and deep sense of right and wrong will make him an excellent CJ who will command the universal respect and confidence of the legal community".
Law Society of Singapore President Wong Meng Meng noted that Justice Menon was "one of the leading members of the Bar", before his appointments as AG and as Judge of Appeal. Said Mr Wong: "He was one of the most successful and definitely one of the most respected."
Commenting on his appointment, Justice Menon said it was "daunting to be faced with the prospect of taking over from someone who has been a towering figure in the Singapore legal landscape". "I pray that I will discharge this great responsibility with wisdom, courage, humility and honour," he added.
CJ Chan said being in the public service for 26 years, including six years as CJ, "has been a great honour and privilege given to few".
He said: "Justice Menon brings with him new ideas and perspectives on the administration of justice. I extend my best wishes to him and congratulate him on a well-deserved appointment."
Tributes also flowed for CJ Chan.
NUS law don Michael Hor said that CJ Chan "has brought the judiciary, and with it the legal system, of Singapore to a level of excellence which is easily on par with, and in some respects, even above the best legal systems of the world".
He will also be remembered for "his preponderant sense of evenhandedness".
"One came away from an encounter with the CJ satisfied that he had carefully considered and weighed everything that had been said, although he may not have ultimately agreed with what had been said," said Prof Hor.
Mr Wong said that under CJ Chan's watch, "the common man knows that he will not be denied justice in our Courts any more than the criminal may think he can escape or hoodwink justice".
"The Bar is especially grateful to CJ Chan for the exemplary judicial temperament he displayed throughout his tenure and the grace and respect extended to lawyers who appeared before him," said Mr Wong.