Tan Siong Thye
About Senior Judge Tan Siong Thye
Tan Siong Thye decided 16 judgments in Singapore courts between January 2025 to February 2026, sitting in the High Court (General Division) (9) and the High Court (Family Division) (7). Key practice areas included Family Law (8), Civil Procedure (7), Credit and Security (2).
What areas of law does Tan Siong Thye specialize in?
Tan Siong Thye handled 8 cases in family law, 7 cases in civil procedure, and 2 cases in credit and security between January 2025 to February 2026. Tan Siong Thye's decisions span 11 practice areas across 16 total judgments.
Civil Procedure 17 cases
Tan Siong Thye has decided 17 Civil Procedure cases between January 2025 to March 2026.
Family Law 11 cases
Tan Siong Thye has decided 11 Family Law cases between January 2025 to March 2026.
How many cases has Tan Siong Thye decided?
Tan Siong Thye decided 16 judgments in Singapore courts between January 2025 to February 2026. The majority were heard in the High Court (General Division) (9 judgments).
Which courts does Tan Siong Thye sit in?
Between January 2025 to February 2026, Tan Siong Thye sat in the High Court (General Division) (9 judgments), the High Court (Family Division) (7 judgments).
What areas of law does Tan Siong Thye specialize in?
Tan Siong Thye has decided the most cases in Family Law (8), Civil Procedure (7), Credit and Security (2) between January 2025 to February 2026. Tan Siong Thye is ranked #2 of 32 among judges in family law.
Career Timeline
post of Director of the Commercial Affairs Department until 2008 when he re-joined the State Courts as the Senior District Judge (later renamed the Chief District Judge (2010)
Deputy Attorney-General (1 Feb 2015)
Source: judiciary.gov.sg
Education
- 🎓 Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore in 1979 and obtained his Master of Laws (Merit) degree from the University College of London under the legal service postgraduate scholarship in 1992
- 🎓 the Singapore Armed Forces National Serviceman of the Year Award in 1997 and the National Day Commendation Medal (Military) in 2002
Career Before the Bench
Subsequently, he served as Singapore's first Deputy Attorney-General for a three-year term. He started his legal career as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) in 1979. In 1999, he assumed the post of Director of the Commercial Affairs Department until 2008 when he re-joined the State Courts as the Senior District Judge (later renamed the Chief District Judge in 2010)