Sundaresh Menon
About Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon
Sundaresh Menon decided 53 judgments in Singapore courts between January 2025 to March 2026, sitting in the Court of Appeal (32), the High Court (General Division) (20), the Court of Appeal (International) (1). Practice areas most represented include Criminal Procedure and Sentencing (13), Arbitration (10), Criminal Law (10).
Sundaresh Menon frequently sat with Steven Chong (undefined cases), Tay Yong Kwang (undefined cases), Belinda Ang Saw Ean (undefined cases). Across Sundaresh Menon's judgments, 954 case citations were made (843 Singapore, 111 foreign).
What areas of law does Sundaresh Menon specialize in?
Sundaresh Menon handled 13 cases in criminal procedure and sentencing, 10 cases in arbitration, and 10 cases in criminal law between January 2025 to March 2026. Sundaresh Menon's decisions span 25 practice areas across 53 total judgments.
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing 32 cases
Sundaresh Menon has decided 32 Criminal Procedure and Sentencing cases between February 2025 to March 2026.
Criminal Law 20 cases
Sundaresh Menon has decided 20 Criminal Law cases between March 2025 to March 2026.
Legal Profession 19 cases
Sundaresh Menon has decided 19 Legal Profession cases between January 2025 to January 2026.
How many cases has Sundaresh Menon decided?
Sundaresh Menon decided 53 judgments in Singapore courts between January 2025 to March 2026. The majority were heard in the Court of Appeal (32 judgments).
Which courts does Sundaresh Menon sit in?
Between January 2025 to March 2026, Sundaresh Menon sat in the Court of Appeal (32 judgments), the High Court (General Division) (20 judgments), the Court of Appeal (International) (1 judgment).
Which judges does Sundaresh Menon frequently sit with?
Sundaresh Menon most frequently sat with Steven Chong (undefined cases), Tay Yong Kwang (undefined cases), Belinda Ang Saw Ean (undefined cases) between January 2025 to March 2026.
What areas of law does Sundaresh Menon specialize in?
Sundaresh Menon has decided the most cases in Criminal Procedure and Sentencing (13), Arbitration (10), Criminal Law (10) between January 2025 to March 2026. Sundaresh Menon is ranked #2 of 21 among judges in criminal procedure and sentencing.
Career Timeline
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (6 November 2012)
Senior Counsel (2008)
6th Attorney-General of Singapore, a post he relinquished (2012)
to the Presidential Council for Minority Rights upon his appointment as Attorney-General (2010)
its Chairman (2012)
Source: judiciary.gov.sg
Education
- 🎓 Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1986 and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1991
- 🎓 the White & Case Distinguished Jessup Alumni Award
Career Before the Bench
After he was called to the Bar in Singapore, he practised with major local and international law firms, primarily as an advocate, in the fields of commercial litigation and arbitration, construction law and insolvency law. Chief Justice Menon was conferred the Honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Western Australia in 2022 for his services to the law and by the National University of Singapore in 2024 for his outstanding service to the practice and adjudication of law