Valerie Thean
Judge of the High Court Valerie Thean has 37 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGHC.
These cases span several subject areas, most often Civil Procedure, Criminal Law and Contract.
- Reported decisions
- 37
- Courts
- SGHC, SGHC(A), SGHCF
- Period
- January 2023 to March 2026
Source: derived from 37 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision .
Valerie Thean in the reported-judgment record
How Valerie Thean appeared
- Delivering Judge
- 33 cases
- Judge
- 4 cases
Recorded outcomes
- Appeal dismissed
- 4
- Sentence imposed
- 2
- Application granted
- 2
- Claim dismissed
- 1
- Application dismissed
- 1
- Appeal allowed in part
- 1
Disposition recorded in 11 of 37 cases.
What the courts decided
“I dismiss the claim.”
“I sentenced the accused to 16 years’ imprisonment, backdated to the date of his arrest.”
“I grant the application for the accused persons to be jointly tried on their respective charges.”
“I sentenced the accused to 20 years’ imprisonment, backdated to the date of his arrest.”
“We therefore dismiss the application.”
“I was of the view that an ECRO in line with Form 100 should be granted for the maximum duration of two years.”
Parties in these cases
What areas of law does Valerie Thean specialize in?
Civil Procedure 8 cases
Reported between March 2023 and September 2025.
Criminal Law 6 cases
Reported between March 2023 and March 2026.
Contract 4 cases
Reported between January 2023 and December 2025.
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