Judith Prakash
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Appointed byTharman Shanmugaratnam
Appointed byTony Tan
Appointed byOng Teng Cheong
Appointed byWee Kim Wee
Judith Prakash | |
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.jpg) Prakash speaking at SMU's Commencement, 2023 | |
| Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore | |
| Assumed office 2 January 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Judge of Appeal of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 1 August 2016 – 18 December 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Tony Tan |
| Judge of the Supreme Court | |
| In office 1 April 1995 – 31 July 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Ong Teng Cheong |
| Judicial Commissioner of Singapore | |
| In office 1 April 1992 – 1 April 1995 | |
| Appointed by | Wee Kim Wee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Judith Evelyn de Cruz 19 December 1951 |
| Alma mater | University of Singapore Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) Marymount Convent School |
Judith Evelyn Jyothi Prakash (née de Cruz; born 19 December 1951) is a Singaporean judge in the Supreme Court. Prakash was appointed a permanent Judge of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of Singapore on 1 August 2016, the first woman to hold this post.[1] During her time on the bench, she was also Judge of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, where she heard appeal matters.[2]
After graduating from National University of Singapore in 1974, where she obtained a first-class honours degree,[3] Prakash did her pupillage under David Marshall though she initially found the practice of criminal law not something that suited her.[4]
