Justice Hoo Sheau Peng appointed Court of Appeal judge, Deputy AG Goh Yihan appointed judge of Appellate Division
High Court judge Justice Hoo Sheau Peng will be appointed as Justice of the Court of Appeal, while deputy attorney-general Goh Yihan will be appointed judge of the Appellate Division.Both appointments, made by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will take effect from Oct 1, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Friday (Sept 25).Justice Hoo was appointed judicial commissioner on Sept 30, 2014, and later became High Court judge on Sept 30, 2017.She has heard criminal, family and public law cases, and also dealt with a range of civil matters, on areas such as company, insolvency, trusts and intellectual property, PMO said.It added that Justice Hoo has been the judge-in-charge of the High Court's general division, assisting in its administration.Senior Counsel Goh Yihan was appointed judicial commissioner of the Supreme Court in July 2022, and later judge of the High Court in Oct 2023.He was appointed to his current role in January 2025, and oversees the work of the civil division at the Attorney-General's Chambers and the advocacy group.Goh also oversees the work of the crime division's international legal cooperation team.