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Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (born 1917)

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Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean jurist (1917–2005)

Wee Chong Jin was a Malayan-born Singaporean jurist who served as a chief justice of Singapore between 1963 and 1990. Born in Penang, which was then a part of the Straits Settlements, he was the first Asian lawyer to be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Having…
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June 5

Day of the year

June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 209 days remain until the end of the year.
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