Jenny Lau Buong Bee, who lived from 1932 to June 9, 2013, was a lawyer and judge born in British Malaya, educated at the Methodist Girls' School before studying law at Lincoln's Inn in London. Called to the English Bar in 1957 and the Singapore Bar in 1958, she became Malaya's first woman magistrate on April 4, 1960, and in 1966 became the first woman appointed a district judge in Singapore.
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Jenny Lau Buong Bee (1932 - 9 June 2013) was a Singaporean lawyer and judge.
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She was the first woman to become a district judge in Singapore.
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Jenny Lau Buong Bee (1932 - 9 June 2013) was a Singaporean lawyer and judge.
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was a Singaporean lawyer and judge
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Wikidata Q43388364, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1932
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P570 (date of death): 2013
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P570 (date of death): 2013-06-09
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P19 (place of birth): Singapore
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