Valerie Thean
About Judge of the High Court Valerie Thean
Valerie Thean decided 11 judgments in Singapore courts between January 2025 to January 2026, sitting in the High Court (General Division) (10) and the High Court (Family Division) (1). Key practice areas included Criminal Law (3), Family Law (2), Civil Procedure (2).
What areas of law does Valerie Thean specialize in?
Valerie Thean handled 3 cases in criminal law, 2 cases in family law, and 2 cases in civil procedure between January 2025 to January 2026. Valerie Thean's decisions span 10 practice areas across 11 total judgments.
Legal Profession 7 cases
Valerie Thean has decided 7 Legal Profession cases between December 2025 to March 2026.
Criminal Law 6 cases
Valerie Thean has decided 6 Criminal Law cases between November 2025 to March 2026.
How many cases has Valerie Thean decided?
Valerie Thean decided 11 judgments in Singapore courts between January 2025 to January 2026. The majority were heard in the High Court (General Division) (10 judgments).
Which courts does Valerie Thean sit in?
Between January 2025 to January 2026, Valerie Thean sat in the High Court (General Division) (10 judgments), the High Court (Family Division) (1 judgment).
What areas of law does Valerie Thean specialize in?
Valerie Thean has decided the most cases in Criminal Law (3), Family Law (2), Civil Procedure (2) between January 2025 to January 2026. Valerie Thean is one of 20 among judges in criminal law.
Career Timeline
Judicial Commissioner (30 September 2014)
first Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts (FJC) (1 October 2014)
Source: judiciary.gov.sg
Education
- 🎓 the President's Scholarship in 1988 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from Downing College, Cambridge University, in 1991
- 🎓 her Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, in 1995
Career Before the Bench
Justice Thean joined the Singapore Legal Service in 1992