Written Answer by Minister for Law K Shanmugam to PQ on Complaints Against Judicial Officers in State Courts and Supreme Court for Breach of Judicial Code of Conduct

2 July 2024 Posted in Parliamentary speeches and responses

Question for Written Answer

Mr Lim Biow Chuan (Member of Parliament for Mountbatten SMC)

Question:
To ask the Minister for Law (a) whether the Ministry has data on the number of complaints that have been made against judicial officers in the State Courts and Supreme Court for breach of the judicial code of conduct over the past three years; and (b) if so, how many complaints have there been.

Written Answer:

1. The Ministry of Law does not keep track of the number of complaints that have been made against judicial officers in the State Courts and Supreme Court for breach of the judicial code of conduct over the past three years. I understand from the Judiciary that in the past three years since January 2021, there have been a small number of complaints against Judges, Judicial Commissioners and Judicial Service Officers relating to the Singapore Judiciary’s Codes of Conduct. One of them is pending determination. The others were found to be not substantiated.

Last updated on 2 July 2024