Judicial Commissioner
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A Judicial Commissioner in Singapore is a law-trained individual appointed for a fixed term to exercise the full judicial powers of a High Court judge without holding permanent judicial office.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judicial Commissioner (Singapore) | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
temporary judicial appointment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Supreme Court of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentOnAdviceOf | Prime Minister of Singapore ⓘ |
| canBeReappointed | true ⓘ |
| canHear |
appellate matters from State Courts
ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ criminal cases ⓘ |
| canIssue |
injunctions
ⓘ
judgments ⓘ orders ⓘ |
| canPresideOver |
appeals from State Courts
ⓘ
trials ⓘ |
| canSitWith | other High Court judges ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Article 94 of the Constitution of Singapore ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| decisionAppealableTo | Court of Appeal of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | non-permanent status ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Judge of the High Court (Singapore) ⓘ |
| eligibleFor | subsequent appointment as Judge of the High Court (Singapore) ⓘ |
| exercisesPowersOf | Judge of the High Court (Singapore) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Singapore) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | High Court of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullJudicialPowers | true ⓘ |
| hasOathRequirement | true ⓘ |
| hasSecurityOfTenure | limited ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | The Honourable Judicial Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdsPermanentJudicialOffice | false ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of the Republic of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| mayBeAppointedFrom |
Senior Counsel (Singapore)
ⓘ
academics with legal expertise ⓘ experienced legal practitioners ⓘ |
| oathType | judicial oath ⓘ |
| partOf | High Court of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankComparableTo | Judge of the High Court (Singapore) ⓘ |
| requiresQualification | law-trained individual ⓘ |
| rolePurpose |
to handle caseload of the High Court
ⓘ
to supplement the permanent judiciary ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Code of conduct for judges in Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectToRetirementAge | no permanent retirement age (term-limited) ⓘ |
| termType | fixed term ⓘ |
| usedFor | flexible expansion of judicial capacity ⓘ |
| worksAt | Supreme Court building, Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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