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Role and structure of the Family Justice Courts
In this section:
- Role of the Family Justice Courts
- Organisational structure of the Family Justice Courts
Organisational structure of the Family Justice Courts
The Family Justice Courts (FJC) are headed by the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts, who is assisted by the Deputy Presiding Judge, Judges of the High Court (Family Division) and judicial officers (such as district judges or magistrates), court family specialists and court administrators.
The district judges and magistrates may concurrently be appointed as assistant registrars. View the list of judges and judicial officers in the FJC.
The 2 main divisions in the FJC are the:
The Registry
The FJC Registry comprises 5 clusters and divisions:
Family Cluster | Deals with divorce, probate, adoption, deputyship and international child abduction cases. |
Family Dispute Resolution Cluster | Deals with family dispute resolution services, maintenance mediation and counselling and psychological services. |
Family Protection and Support Cluster | Deals with protection against family violence, maintenance, protection for vulnerable adults and Youth Courts cases such as youth arrest, family guidance and care and protection. |
Strategic Planning and Research Division | Deals with planning and policy, performance management and research, strategic relations and programmes, and judicial capability development. |
Therapeutic Justice (TJ) Transformation | Oversees and drives efforts to implement FJC's TJ Model via new registry processes, progress monitoring, and solutions generation to ensure integration of TJ into court processes. |
Judiciary Administration
The Chief Executive (Office of the Chief Justice) oversees the integrated administration of the judiciary, ensuring the efficient running of the courts and provision of effective services to court users.
View the integrated corporate functions of the three courts.
Judges and judicial officers in the Family Justice Courts
Presiding Judge
Justice Teh Hwee Hwee
Deputy Presiding Judge
Mr Chia Wee Kiat
Registrar
Mr Yap Yew Choh Kenneth
Principal District Judges
Mr Phang Hsiao Chung
Mr Muhammad Hidhir Bin Abdul Majid
District Judges
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Magistrates
- Mr Soh Kian Peng
- Ms Lee Kai Lin, Kelyn
- Ms Tan Li-Ning, Tamasin
- Ms Keziah Ayuputri Simon
Assistant Registrar
- Mr Chong Wei Xuan (Allen)
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