| Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable Judicial Commissioner |
| Foo Chee Hock | |
| Office1: | Judicial Commissioner of Singapore |
| Term Start1: | 1 April 2015 |
| Term End1: | 31 March 2018 |
| Appointer1: | Tony Tan |
| Nationality: | Singaporean |
| Alma Mater: | |
Foo Chee Hock PBS SC is a Singaporean jurist and a former Dean of the Singapore Judicial College.[1]
Foo graduated from St Joseph's Institution in 1976,[2] the National University of Singapore in 1984[3] and a Masters of Laws from Cambridge University in 1989.[4]
Foo joined the Singapore Legal Service in 1984 and served in a variety of legal and judicial posts during that time, including as a Magistrate and District Judge in the then-Subordinate Courts, and as an Assistant Registrar and Deputy Registrar in the Supreme Court of Singapore. In 2009, he was appointed Registrar of the Supreme Court.[5] In his time as Registrar, Foo assisted the Courts with the implementation of the “docket system” of case management and end-to-end e-Litigation systems and also was the “driving force that helped to demystify the judiciary and (make) the courts more accessible to the general public”.[6] Foo has also previously spoken out about burn-out in the legal profession, given the real pressures of legal careers.[7]
Foo was subsequently appointed as a Judicial Commissioner by President Tony Tan in April 2015.[8] He served a three-year term during which time he also oversaw the development of the Singapore Judicial College, serving as its founding Dean.[9] Upon his appointment as a Judicial Commissioner, he was replaced as the Registrar of the Supreme Court by Vincent Hoong.[5]
At the conclusion of his term as Judicial Commissioner in 2019, Foo assumed full-time leadership of the Singapore Judicial College.[10] He was also, during his time as Judicial Commissioner, Editor-in-Chief of Singapore Civil Procedure. He is also a senior mediator at the Singapore Mediation Centre.[11] Foo retired from his position as Dean of the Singapore Judicial College in April 2023.[12]
Foo received the Long Service Award in 2007.[13] He was also appointed Senior Counsel (Honoris Causa) in 2019[14] in recognition of his “special knowledge in law and contributions to the development of the law and legal profession”.[15]