MonkeYing around: 2024

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Visit to Supreme Court 9.30am to 11.30am

Chief Justices over the years

(Left to right Sundaresh Menon, Chan Sek Keong, Yong Pung How, Wee Chong Jin)

Law tutors

Judicial powers to hear civil and criminal matters

Before court of appeal was established in 1994, hearings were heard in privy council in uk

Supreme Court is made up of High court, court of appeal (lvl 9 of building), appellate division of high court, general division of high court, Singapore International Commercial Court

Corporal (canning 3-24 strokes) 18-50y vs Capital punishment (death sentence by hanging)

Parliament House (Executive)

Fair, integrity, respect and accessibility

Level 8 viewing gallery

State Court consists of District Courts, Magistrate’s Courts and Family Courts

Group photo with full time students

25 of us (2 of us from DLES)

Attended a civil court hearing claim of $240,000

Historic civic district

Lord Norman Foster was the architect behind the building which opened in 2005 and other projects such as Capella Resort Sentosa and South Beach

Inside court rooms are judges chamber, witness and court room court of appeal can sit 60, mid size court rooms can sit 30

Justice Yong Pung How (1990-2006)

Justice Wee Chong Jin (1963-1990)

Lky changed the juror to court of three judges

Souvenirs

Sundaresh Menon amended the Subordinate courts to State court (District and Magistrate Courts, small claims tribunal and coroner’s court) and Family Justice Court in 2014

Judicial Heritage Gallery @ Supreme Court, opened in 2020

On 19 May 1965, Ang was found guilty of murder by an unanimous decision in one of Singapore's last jury trials before its abolition in January 1970. The jury recommended the mandatory death sentence, which the High Court imposed on Ang. His case became a landmark in both Singapore and Malaysia as he was the first to be found guilty of murder and undergo capital punishment solely based on circumstantial evidence and the first to be convicted and sentenced to death for murder without a body. Ang lost his appeals against the sentence and he was eventually executed on 6 February 1967. Cheok's body was never found.^[1]