Mr Victor Yeo is the Deputy Chief Policy Officer of the Judicial Policy Division, Supreme Court of Singapore.  Appointed on 1 January 2025, he assists to drive the Judiciary’s strategic direction and advances the Judiciary’s position as a thought leader in court excellence.  He provides strategic leadership for planning, policy and legal advisory matters to advance the vision, mission and core values of the Singapore Courts.  He concurrently holds the appointment of Chief Risk Officer and assists to drive the Judiciary’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework.  He also serves in the Executive Committee of the International Consortium for Court Excellence.   

Prior to his current appointment, he held the appointment of Principal District Judge of the Court Dispute Resolution Cluster of the State Courts of Singapore.  He manages civil cases at the pre-trial stages to ensure that cases are resolved fairly, timely and effectively through judge-led case management and court dispute resolution strategies, including judicial-mediation, early neutral evaluation and judge-directed negotiations.  

He also previously held the appointment of Principal District Judge of the Criminal Courts Cluster (Trial and Specialist Courts) of the State Courts of Singapore.  He has presided over criminal cases in the Specialised and Mentions Courts, Community Courts, Criminal Trial Courts, and handled case management in the Centralised Pre-Trial Conference Court.  His previous appointments include the State Coroner of Singapore, Principal Director in the Strategic Planning and Technology Division, where he concurrently served as the Chief Information Officer and Chief Data Officer of the State Courts of Singapore.