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The Honourable
Philip Jeyaretnam
SC BBM
The Honourable Philip Jeyaretnam SC BBM
Judge of the High Court of Singapore
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 November 2021
Nominated by	Halimah Yacob
Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court
	In office; 4 January 2021 – 31 October 2021
Nominated by	Halimah Yacob
Personal details
Born	Philip Antony Jeyaretnam; 1964 (age 59–60); State of Singapore, Malaysia
Parent(s)	J. B. Jeyaretnam (father); Margaret Cynthia Walker (mother)
Relatives	Kenneth Jeyaretnam (brother); Harold Walker (uncle)
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Occupation	Judge; lawyer; author;
Awards	Young Artist Award (1993); South-East Asian Write Award (2003)

Philip Antony Jeyaretnam SC BBM (born 1964) is a Singaporean judge, lawyer and author who has been serving as a Judge of the High Court of Singapore since 1 November 2021, having been first appointed to the Bench as a Judicial Commissioner on 4 January 2021.^[1]^[2] He has served as President of the Singapore International Commercial Court since 2 January 2023. Prior to his appointment to the Bench, he served as ASEAN chief executive officer and global vice-chair at Dentons.^[3]^[4] He also served as president of the Law Society of Singapore between 2004 and 2007. Jeyaretnam was also one of the youngest lawyers to be appointed Senior Counsel in 2003 at the age of 38.^[2]

^ "Appointment of Three Judicial Commissioners as Judges of the High Court" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b Ang, Qing (7 December 2020). "Philip Jeyaretnam appointed Supreme Court judicial commissioner". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
^ "Rodyk & Davidson ties up with foreign firms Gadens and Dentons". The Straits Times. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
^ "Philip Jeyaretnam". dentons.rodyk.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

[1] "Appointment of Three Judicial Commissioners as Judges of the High Court" (PDF).

[Philip_Jeyaretnam_appointed_Supreme_Court_judicial_commissioner-2] Ang, Qing (7 December 2020). "Philip Jeyaretnam appointed Supreme Court judicial commissioner". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

[:0-3] "Rodyk & Davidson ties up with foreign firms Gadens and Dentons". The Straits Times. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

[:1-4] "Philip Jeyaretnam". dentons.rodyk.com. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

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The Honourable Philip Jeyaretnam SC BBM


Judge of the High Court of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2021
Nominated by	Halimah Yacob
Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court
In office 4 January 2021 – 31 October 2021
Nominated by	Halimah Yacob

Personal details
Born	Philip Antony Jeyaretnam 1964 (age 59–60) State of Singapore, Malaysia
Parent(s)	J. B. Jeyaretnam (father) Margaret Cynthia Walker (mother)
Relatives	Kenneth Jeyaretnam (brother) Harold Walker (uncle)
Alma mater	Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Occupation	Judge lawyer author
Awards	Young Artist Award (1993) South-East Asian Write Award (2003)