28/03/2023
The College joins SG Courts in sharing the news of the extension of our College Governor, Justice Vincent Hoong, as Presiding Judge of the State Courts for a further period from 1 Apr 2023 to 11 Apr 2025. We congratulate His Honour on his re-appointment and continue to look to him for guidance as Governor.
We are pleased to share that the President has extended the appointment of Justice Vincent Hoong Seng Lei as Presiding Judge of the State Courts till 11 Apr 2025.
Justice Hoong oversaw a wide range of initiatives under his tenure which have served to enhance access to justice in different ways. These include the operationalisation of the specialist Protection from Harassment Court, educating the public on the criminal processes through publication of the Guidebook for Accused-in-Person in vernacular languages, as well as revamping the civil litigation processes (attendant upon the coming into force of the Rules of Court 2021).
Read more: go.gov.sg/ExtensionofAppointment-PJSC