Bala Reddy
Bala Reddy | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Education | National University of Singapore Trinity Hall,University of Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Senior Principal District Judge,State Courts of Singapore |
| Known for | Criminal Law;Admiralty law;Community Justice |
| Term | 2014 – present |
| Honours | Pingat Pentadbiran Awam- Perak (Public Administration Medal) |
Bala Reddy(Tamil:பாலா ரெட்டி) is a veteran Singaporean senior lawyer. He is presently the senior principal district judge and director of the Community Justice and Tribunals division in theState Courts of Singapore.Reddy is an authority in international criminal justice systems and served as a legal expert for theUnited Nations Development Programmeas well as theUnited Nations Convention against Corruption.[1][2][3][4]Prior to his judicial appointment to theState Courtsin 2014, Reddy was the Chief Prosecutor in theAttorney-General's Chambers of Singaporeduring JusticeSteven Chong'stenure as Attorney-General.[5]
Early life and education
[edit]Bala Reddy was born inSingaporeon 18 September 1955 to parents who had migrated fromMadurai, India.He graduated from theNational University of Singapore(University of Singapore) Faculty of Law where he was conferred theBachelor of LawsandMaster of Lawsdegrees. He subsequently also qualified as a barrister in Singapore, Brunei, England and Wales. In 1991, he was awarded aSingapore Legal Service Commissionscholarship to pursue anMPhilinCriminologyatTrinity Hall,University of Cambridgewhere he was supervised by the distinguished criminologist,Nigel Walker.In 1999, Reddy was awarded a Legal Service sponsorship to join the Program for Management Development atHarvard Business School.[2]
Legal practice and judicial career
[edit]Reddy began his career in private legal practice specializing as anarbitratorinAdmiralty,BankingandInsurancelaw. In 1985, he joined theSingapore Legal Service,an autonomous wing of thePublic Service Commission.He was appointed aDeputy Public ProsecutorandState Counselin the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) and represented Singapore at several international negotiations including theUnited Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crimeand theUnited Nations Development Programmeto strengthen the legal capacity of Vietnam.[1][2]After 20 years of service in theAGC,Reddy was appointed as a judge in theState Courts of Singaporein 2005. In 2015, Reddy joined the faculty of theSMU School of Lawwhere he leads the seminar course "Evidence, Litigation & Criminal Process".[6]
Community court
[edit]Reddy is a proponent of favoring comprehensive community-level justice solutions (as opposed to traditional punitive custodial sentences) to rehabilitate and reintegrate minor offenders from vulnerable groups back into the community.[7][8]As a judicial officer in the State Courts, he spearheaded the introduction of thecommunity court modeland in 2006, Reddy presided over the inaugural Community Court in Singapore.[9]The firstproblem-solving courtin Asia; the community court "adopts a non-traditional, multi-disciplinary team approach and explores sentencing alternatives" such as counseling, rehabilitation and community service to discourage recidivism.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ab"United Nations Office on Drugs and Corruption Experts"(PDF).United Nations Office on Drugs and Corruption.UNODC Treaties.Retrieved16 August2016.
- ^abc"International Association of Prosecutors Speaker Synopsis".International Association of Prosecutors Moscow Conference.IAP. 9 September 2013.Retrieved16 August2016.
- ^Administrator, Web."The Malaysian Bar – IMLC 2012 – The Independence of the Attorney General: A cornerstone of the administration of the criminal justice system".www.malaysianbar.org.my.Retrieved17 August2016.
- ^abReddy, Bala (2011)."Community-Based Alternatives in Sentencing"(PDF).United Nations AFEI 141st International Senior Seminar, Visiting Experts' Papers.79:220–234. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 13 October 2014.Retrieved1 May2017.
- ^"The Attorney-General's Chambers - The Legal Branch | Legal Service Commission Annual Report 2012".www.lsc.gov.sg.Retrieved17 August2016.
- ^"Faculty For AY2015/16".law.smu.edu.sg.Retrieved17 August2016.
- ^Reddy, Bala (1991). "Community Service Orders: An Alternative Sentence".Singapore Academy of Law Journal.3(2): 230–237.
- ^Reddy, Bala (1992). "Sentencing: Unintended but Foreseeable Consequences".Singapore Academy of Law Journal.4(1): 116–122.
- ^"Bala REDDY".
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