1. Sundaresh Menon was born on 26 February 1962 and is a Singaporean lawyer who has been serving as Chief Justice of Singapore since 2012.
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Sundaresh Menon studied law at the National University of Singapore and Harvard Law School.
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Sundaresh Menon was appointed as Chief Justice of Singapore by former president Tony Tan.
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Sundaresh Menon graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1986 with a Bachelor of Laws degree with first-class honours.
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Sundaresh Menon subsequently completed a Master of Laws degree at Harvard Law School in 1991.
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In 1992, together with Wong Meng Meng and Alvin Yeo, Sundaresh Menon co-founded WongPartnership, one of the largest law firms in Singapore, and remained a partner in the law firm until 1995.
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Sundaresh Menon served a one-year term as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court between 2006 and 2007.
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Sundaresh Menon was appointed Attorney-General on 1 October 2010, where he served until 25 June 2012.
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Sundaresh Menon was appointed a Justice of the Court of Appeal on 1 August 2012.
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Sundaresh Menon is the first Chief Justice to be born in Singapore.
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Sundaresh Menon 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.