 A person may be appointed a judicial commissioner if he/she has been a "qualified person" within the meaning of section 2 of the Legal Profession Act and/or a member of the Singapore Legal Service for at least ten years.The appointment is for a specific period which is determined by the president.Many judicial commissioners go on to become judges of the supreme court, such as Andrew Phang Boon Leong, Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Tan Lee Meng and V K Rajah.