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Lai was born in [[Malacca]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swhf.sg/the-honourees/20-law/491-lai-siu-chiu|title=Lai Siu Chiu|last=|first=|date=|website=Singapore Women's Hall of Fame|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422042821/http://swhf.sg/the-honourees/20-law/491-lai-siu-chiu|archive-date=2016-04-22|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-11-06|df=}}</ref> She attended [[Malacca High School]] where she was discouraged from going into journalism by the headmaster and finally decided to go into law instead.{{Sfn|''LawLink''|2009|p=14}} In 1972, Lai graduated from the [[National University of Singapore|University of Singapore]] and then went on to get her Master's degree in 1977 from the [[University of London]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-female-supreme-court-judge-to-retire|title=Singapore's first female Supreme Court judge to retire|last=|first=|date=2013-10-29|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2017-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110122910/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-female-supreme-court-judge-to-retire|archive-date=2017-11-10|url-status=live|language=en|df=}}</ref> Lai joined the bar in Singapore in 1973.<ref name=":0" /> She began to practice law soon after graduating and was known for being one of a few women in law to take [[Lawsuit|litigation]] cases at the time.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.lib.utep.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/|title=S'pore's First Woman High Court Judge |
Lai was born in [[Malacca]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.swhf.sg/the-honourees/20-law/491-lai-siu-chiu|title=Lai Siu Chiu|last=|first=|date=|website=Singapore Women's Hall of Fame|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422042821/http://swhf.sg/the-honourees/20-law/491-lai-siu-chiu|archive-date=2016-04-22|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-11-06|df=}}</ref> She attended [[Malacca High School]] where she was discouraged from going into journalism by the headmaster and finally decided to go into law instead.{{Sfn|''LawLink''|2009|p=14}} In 1972, Lai graduated from the [[National University of Singapore|University of Singapore]] and then went on to get her Master's degree in 1977 from the [[University of London]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-female-supreme-court-judge-to-retire|title=Singapore's first female Supreme Court judge to retire|last=|first=|date=2013-10-29|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2017-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110122910/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-female-supreme-court-judge-to-retire|archive-date=2017-11-10|url-status=live|language=en|df=}}</ref> Lai joined the bar in Singapore in 1973.<ref name=":0" /> She began to practice law soon after graduating and was known for being one of a few women in law to take [[Lawsuit|litigation]] cases at the time.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.lib.utep.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/|title=S'pore's First Woman High Court Judge|date=1 May 1994|work=The Straits Times|access-date=6 November 2017|url-access=subscription|via=LexisNexis}}</ref> She says that she enjoyed doing litigation work and later it would help her as a judge.{{Sfn|''LawLink''|2009|p=15}} Lai started practicing law at M/s Sim Teow Gok & Co.<ref name=":2" /> She then worked for the firm [[Allen & Gledhill]] until she became a judge in 1991.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.lib.utep.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/|title=Trailblazing Female Judge Retires Today|last=Baker|first=Jalelah Abu|date=30 October 2013|work=The Straits Times|access-date=6 November 2017|url-access=subscription|via=LexisNexis}}</ref> She made senior partner at the firm in 1980.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.lib.utep.edu/hottopics/lnacademic/|title=First Woman on Supreme Court Bench Retires After 22 Years Service|date=29 October 2013|work=Legal Monitor Worldwide|access-date=6 November 2017|url-access=subscription|via=LexisNexis}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> |
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Lai became the first woman to serve as a [[Judicial Commissioner]] on May 2, 1991.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapores-first-female-supreme-court-judge-retires|title=Singapore’s first female Supreme Court Judge retires|last=|first=|date=29 October 2013|work=TODAYonline|access-date=2017-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055947/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapores-first-female-supreme-court-judge-retires|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> On April 30, 1994, she was sworn in as the first female High Court Judge to the [[Supreme Court of Singapore]].<ref name=":3" /> |
Lai became the first woman to serve as a [[Judicial Commissioner]] on May 2, 1991.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapores-first-female-supreme-court-judge-retires|title=Singapore’s first female Supreme Court Judge retires|last=|first=|date=29 October 2013|work=TODAYonline|access-date=2017-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055947/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapores-first-female-supreme-court-judge-retires|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live|language=en|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> On April 30, 1994, she was sworn in as the first female High Court Judge to the [[Supreme Court of Singapore]].<ref name=":3" /> |
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Lai Siu Chiu | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
Nationality | Singapore |
Occupation(s) | Judge, lawyer |
Lai Siu Chiu (Chinese: 賴秀珠; pinyin: Lài Xiùzhū); born 1948), is a Singaporean lawyer and judge. She is the first woman to serve as a Judicial Commissioner in Singapore and to serve on the Supreme Court of Singapore as a judge.
Biography
Lai was born in Malacca.[1] She attended Malacca High School where she was discouraged from going into journalism by the headmaster and finally decided to go into law instead.[2] In 1972, Lai graduated from the University of Singapore and then went on to get her Master's degree in 1977 from the University of London.[3] Lai joined the bar in Singapore in 1973.[3] She began to practice law soon after graduating and was known for being one of a few women in law to take litigation cases at the time.[4] She says that she enjoyed doing litigation work and later it would help her as a judge.[5] Lai started practicing law at M/s Sim Teow Gok & Co.[1] She then worked for the firm Allen & Gledhill until she became a judge in 1991.[6] She made senior partner at the firm in 1980.[7][1]
Lai became the first woman to serve as a Judicial Commissioner on May 2, 1991.[8][6] On April 30, 1994, she was sworn in as the first female High Court Judge to the Supreme Court of Singapore.[4]
She retired from the Supreme Court on October 30, 2013.[8] In 2015, she returned to the Supreme Court when she was appointed to become a Senior Judge of the court.[9] She was the only woman to be appointed as a Senior Judge.[1]
In 2016, Lai was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame.[1]
Lai became the first deputy chair of the Children's Charities Association in the 1980s and later became chair of the organization.[1] Between 2006 and 2013, she was the chair of the Membership and Social Committee of the Singapore Academy of Law.[1] Lai has also been very involved in the Yellow Ribbon Fund (YRF) for rehabilitation of ex-offenders.[1]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lai Siu Chiu". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ^ LawLink 2009, p. 14.
- ^ a b "Singapore's first female Supreme Court judge to retire". The Straits Times. 2013-10-29. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ^ a b "S'pore's First Woman High Court Judge". The Straits Times. 1 May 1994. Retrieved 6 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ LawLink 2009, p. 15.
- ^ a b Baker, Jalelah Abu (30 October 2013). "Trailblazing Female Judge Retires Today". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ "First Woman on Supreme Court Bench Retires After 22 Years Service". Legal Monitor Worldwide. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2017 – via LexisNexis.
- ^ a b "Singapore's first female Supreme Court Judge retires". TODAYonline. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Two Judicial Commissioners, five Senior Judges, 11 International Judges to be appointed". The Straits Times. 2015-01-05. Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
Sources
- "LawLink Interview With the Honourable Justice Lai Siu Chiu '72" (PDF). LawLink. 8 (2): 14–16. 2009.