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http://app.supremecourt.gov.sg/default.aspx?pgid=40#chaohicktin chan sek keong walter woon singapore singaporean judge attorney-general of singapore judge of appeal of the supreme court of of singapore judge of the supreme court of singapore judicial appeal commissioner of singapore of the supreme court of singapore 1942 11 15 november 1990 1 october 1987 april 2008 11 april 2006 2 august 1999 s. wee kim wee wee kim wee r. nathan s. r. nathan ong teng cheong chao hick tin
 10 15 november 1990 april 2008 11 april 2006 2 august 1999 chao hick tin university college london
chao hick tin

chao hick tin , -lrb- -rrb- , dubc , is an appellate judge in the supreme court of singapore and former attorney-general of singapore .
he was born in singapore and studied at catholic high school .
he received his legal education at university college london , where he obtained his bachelor and masters of law degrees in 1965 and 1966 respectively .
he was called to the bar as a barrister of the middle temple in 1965 .
in 1967 , he joined the attorney-general 's chambers , singapore where he rose to become a senior state counsel in 1979 .
chao was appointed the head of the civil division in the attorney-general 's chambers in 1982 and held that post until his elevation to the supreme court bench on 1 october 1987 as judicial commissioner .
his elevation to the position of a judge of the supreme court followed on 15 november 1990 .
on 2 august 1999 , he was appointed as a judge of appeal of the supreme court .
on 11 april 2006 he stepped down from the court to become attorney-general of singapore .
he ceased to be attorney-general and was reappointed a judge of appeal on 11 april 2008 , and shortly thereafter was appointed vice-president of the court of appeal .
in the national day awards of 2008 , he was awarded the distinguished service order -lrb- darjah utama bakti cemerlang -rrb- for his special contributions to the pedra branca dispute case .
