Koh Juat Jong

Koh Juat Jong SC (born Han Juat Jong, c. 1960), is a Singaporean judicial officer who previously served as a Registrar of the Supreme Court and Solicitor-General.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Koh / Han.
Koh Juat Jong

SC
韩月榕
Solicitor-General of Singapore
In office
10 April 2008 – 31 January 2014
Appointed byS. R. Nathan
Preceded byWalter Woon
Attorney-General of Singapore (acting)
In office
11 April 2010 – 30 September 2010
Appointed byS. R. Nathan
Preceded byWalter Woon
Succeeded bySundaresh Menon
Personal details
Born1959/1960 (age 60–61)
NationalitySingaporean
Alma materUniversity College London,
National University of Singapore,
Harvard University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese韓月榕
Simplified Chinese韩月榕
Hanyu PinyinHán Yuèróng

Early life

Koh attended CHIJ Saint Nicholas Girls' School and National Junior College, and was named a President's Scholar in 1978.[1] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in economics and statistics from University College London in 1981. She then joined the Administrative Service. She obtained her Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law in 1988 and her Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1989.

Career

Between 1981 and 1986, Koh joined the Administrative Service and served in the Ministry of Finance dealing with tax policies and personnel policies.[2]

Koh joined the Attorney-General's Chambers as a State Counsel before being posted to the Supreme Court as a Senior Assistant Registrar. In 1995, she was appointed a District Judge and subsequently became the Principal District Judge, Family and Juvenile Justice Division. In 2003, she became Registrar of the Supreme Court;[3] five years later, she was appointed the first[4] female Solicitor-General in 2008.[5] She was Acting Attorney-General for five months in 2010 during a leadership transition.

Koh was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) during the National Day Awards in 2005 and the Public Administration Medal (Gold) (Bar) during the National Day Awards in 2011. She retired from her appointment of Solicitor General on 31 Jan 2014.[6]

References
  1. "总统奖学金得奖人 韩月榕今赴英国 攻读经济统计学" [President's Scholar recipient Han Juat Jong will go to UK to study economics and statistics]. Sin Chew Jit Poh. 27 September 1978. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. "Mrs KOH Juat Jong, SC". School of Law. Singapore Management University. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. "Solicitor-General Mrs Koh Juat Jong retires from public service; Judicial Commissioner Lionel Yee returns to Attorney-General's Chambers" (PDF). Attorney-General’s Chambers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  4. Leong, Wee Keat. "S'pore gets first female Solicitor-General" (PDF). Today. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. Poh, Ian. "Solicitor-General to retire after 31 years in public service". Straits Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. "Solicitor-General Koh Juat Jong to retire". Today. Retrieved 2 December 2015.


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