What type of details about lai kew chai can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: lai kew chai -lrb- ; 7 february 1941 -- 27 february 2006 -rrb- was a malaysia-born singaporean judge and the longest-serving member of the supreme court bench , having served for almost 25 years as a judge . born in tanjung malim , perak , he received his early education at methodist english school at his hometown in 1950 , and at the methodist boys ' school , kuala lumpur in 1955 . lai was an exceptional student in school , excelling as a school captain and in his studies . he received a school book prize for best hsc results for his final year examinations in 1961 , and from there went on to read law at the university of singapore in march 1962 , with a university entrance scholarship . he continued to shine in his academic results , received a book prize for his first-year results in march 1963 and graduated with honours in 1966 . upon graduation that year , he was admitted to the singapore bar on 14 december and began his career with the law firm '' lee & lee '' . in 1971 lai become a full partner of the firm . in his 13 years ' private practice with the firm , he was very active member in the legal fraternity , having served as honorary director of the postgraduate practical law course and a member of the military court of appeal between 1977 to 1981 , and as vice-president of the law society of singapore between 1980 to 1981 . on 1 july 1981 , he was appointed to the high court at the age of 40 , making him the youngest judge to be appointed to the high court in singapore . in 1989 , he was made senate member and executive committee member of the singapore academy of law . justice lai was appointed chairman of the legal education and studies committee of the academy from 19 january 1989 to 28 july 1995 , and chairman of the professional affairs committee , singapore academy of law from 24 july 1993 until his retirement on 6 february 2006 . -- on his 65th birthday .
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