Joseph Grimberg

Joseph Grimberg was a Singaporean prominent lawyer and former Supreme Court judge. Grimberg joined Drew & Napier when he was called to the Singapore Bar in 1957. He was a senior partner at the law firm from 1967 to 1987, when he was appointed Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court in 1987. In 1989, he re-joined Drew & Napier as a consultant. In 1997, Grimberg became one of the first lawyers in Singapore to be appointed Senior Counsel.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Joseph Grimberg
Born(1933-04-08)8 April 1933
Died17 August 2017(2017-08-17) (aged 84)
Singapore
OccupationLawyer

Grimberg died on August 17, 2017, at the age of 84.

In a tribute to Grimberg, Law Minister K. Shanmugam called him "one of the best Singapore has ever seen", "a consummate gentleman, both at the Bar, and outside" and one who had "made a difference to the legal profession in many ways". Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon described him as "the finest of his time and quite frankly he was peerless".

Several awards have been named after Grimberg, such as SMU School of Law's Top Advocate prizes and the Singapore Academy of Law's Outstanding Young Advocate prize.

References
  1. "Former Supreme Court judge Joseph Grimberg dies". Channel NewsAsia. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  2. Vijayan, K.C. (17 August 2017). "Prominent lawyer Joe Grimberg dies, aged 84". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. Vijayan, K.C. (18 August 2017). "'Finest of his time', lawyer and ex-judge Joe Grimberg dies". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  4. Vijayan, K.C. (9 September 2017). "Ex-judge's humility captured in oral history interview". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  5. "Interview with Mr. Joseph Grimberg". HeinOnline. 1990. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  6. "Joe Grimberg Top Advocate Prizes". Singapore Management University. Retrieved 2017-10-06.


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