Ang Cheng Hock
Ang Cheng Hock | |
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洪清福 | |
| Judicial Commissioner of Singapore | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Halimah Yacob |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | https://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/about-us/the-supreme-court-bench/justices |
Ang Cheng Hock (Chinese: 洪清福; pinyin: Hóng Qīng Fú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng Chheng-hok, born 1970), SC, is a Judicial Commissioner in the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Education[edit]
Ang graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law with an LLB in 1995. He topped his class and obtained a first class honours.[1] While an undergraduate student, Ang and his team won the 1994 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.[2]
Subsequently, Ang was awarded the inaugural Singapore Academy of Law Scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at Yale Law School, where he obtained his LLM in 1998.[1]
Career[edit]
Professional career[edit]
Ang completed his pupillage (now known as practice training) in Allen & Gledhill under current Law Minister K Shanmugam[3] and finished at the top of the Postgraduate Practical Law Course in 1996, when he was called to the Singapore Bar.[1] He was then deployed as a Justices' Law Clerk in the Supreme Court.[1]
In 1998, Ang was also called to the New York Bar.[1]
After returning to Allen & Gledhill, Ang rose to become a partner. He practises in litigation and arbitration.[3] In 2017, he was ranked Band 1 in litigation by Chambers and Partners, who noted that he "is very analytical; persuasive in his arguments and incisive in his submissions".[4]
In 2009, Ang was appointed as a Senior Counsel. At 38, he was among the youngest lawyers to be appointed.[3]
Judicial career[edit]
Ang was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of Singapore from 14 May 2018 for a period of 18 months.[5] He was sworn in on 17 May 2018.[6]
Family[edit]
Ang is married.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Ang Cheng Hock, SC" (PDF). Allen & Gledhill.
- ↑ "History of the Faculty". NUS Faculty of Law. 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Toh, Mavis (4 January 2009). "The four new Senior Counsel" (PDF). The Straits Times. Singapore.
- ↑ "Cheng Hock Ang SC". Chambers and Partners. 2017.
- ↑ "Appointments to the Supreme Court Bench". Prime Minister's Office. 12 February 2018.
- ↑ "Swearing-in and Appointment Ceremony of Judicial Commissioner". The Istana. 17 May 2018.
External links[edit]
- Ang Cheng Hock's biography on the Supreme Court's website
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