Sundaresh Menon (born 26 February 1962) is a Singaporean lawyer who has been serving as Chief Justice of Singapore since 2012. Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, Menon was a Judicial Commissioner between 2006 and 2007, Attorney-General between 2010 and 2012, and a Justice of the Court of Appeal. Menon studied law at the National University of Singapore and Harvard Law School. He was a founding partner of law firm WongPartnership, and was also a partner at Shook Lin & Bok, Rajah & Tann, and Jones Day. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Singapore by former president Tony Tan.

Education

Menon graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1986 with a Bachelor of Laws degree with first-class honours. He subsequently completed a Master of Laws degree at Harvard Law School in 1991.

Career

Menon started his career at Shook Lin & Bok as a legal assistant in 1987, and became a partner in 1990. In 1992, together with Wong Meng Meng and Alvin Yeo, Menon co-founded WongPartnership, one of the largest law firms in Singapore, and remained a partner in the law firm until 1995. He then joined Rajah & Tann as a partner and served as its Head of Projects & Infrastructure Group until 2003, and thereafter joined Jones Day as a partner until 2006. Menon served a one-year term as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court between 2006 and 2007. Returning to legal practice with Rajah & Tann after, he was appointed Senior Counsel on 5 January 2008, and became its managing partner in August 2009. Menon was appointed Attorney-General on 1 October 2010, where he served until 25 June 2012. He was subsequently appointed a Justice of the Court of Appeal on 1 August 2012. On 6 November 2012, he was appointed as the fourth Chief Justice of Singapore by then-president Tony Tan. He is the first Chief Justice to be born in Singapore. He has served as Deputy Chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, a member of the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law, and Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Singapore Management University School of Law.

Notable judgments

As a Judicial Commissioner, Judge of Appeal, and Chief Justice, Menon has delivered the following notable judgments: