Judicial Commissioners Chua Lee Ming (SMU School of Law Advisory Board Member) and See Kee Oon have been elevated to High Court judges. Their appointments, which were made by President Tony Tan Keng Yam on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, will take effect on Jan 31. Both judges will be sworn in on Feb 1. Judge Chua joined the legal service in 1984, and was appointed judicial commissioner on Feb 1, 2015, for two years. Besides being an Advisory Board Member of SMU School of Law, he is also a member of the Civil Justice Commission, Civil Justice Steering Committee, and the Lawnet Management Committee of the Singapore Academy of Law.