Chao Hick Tin

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chao.

Chao Hick Tin (赵锡燊)
Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court
In office 11 April 2008 – Incumbent
Attorney-General of Singapore
In office 11 April 2006 – 10 April 2008
Preceded by	Chan Sek Keong
Succeeded by	Woon Cheong Ming Walter
Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court
In office 2 Aug 1999 – 10 Apr 2006
Judge of Supreme Court
In office 15 Nov 1990 – 1 Aug 1999
Judicial Commissioner
In office 1 Oct 1987 – 14 Nov 1990

Nationality	Singapore
Alma mater	University College London

Chao Hick Tin ((simplified Chinese: 赵锡燊; pinyin: Zhào XīShēn) is an appellate judge and former Attorney-General of Singapore. He was born in Singapore and studied at Catholic High School. He received his legal training at the University College London, where he obtained his Bachelor and Masters of Law degrees in 1965 and 1966 respectively. He was called to the Bar as a barrister of the Middle Temple in 1965. In 1967, he joined the Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore where he rose to become a Senior State Counsel in 1979.

Chao was appointed the Head of the Civil Division in the Attorney-General's Chambers in 1982 and held that post until his elevation to the Supreme Court bench on 1 October 1987 as Judicial Commissioner. His elevation to the position of a Judge of the Supreme Court followed on 15 November 1990. On 2 August 1999, he was appointed as a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court. On 11 April 2006 he stepped down from the court to become Attorney-General of Singapore. He ceased to be Attorney-General and was reappointed a Judge of Appeal on 11 April 2008, and shortly thereafter was appointed Vice-President of the Court of Appeal.