CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Justice Philip Jeyaretnam was appointed Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court on 4 January 2021 and High Court Judge on 1 November 2021 and appointed President of the SICC on 2 January 2023.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chief Justice and Judges of Appeal, including Judges, Senior Judges and International Judges designated by the Chief Justice, may hear appeals from the SICC. There are 17 International Judges from both civil and common law countries around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The chief justice of Singapore is the presiding member of the Supreme Court of Singapore. It is the highest office in the judicial system of Singapore, appointed by the president, on the advice of the prime minister. The incumbent chief justice is Sundaresh Menon, who took office on 6 November 2012.