Court of Appeal judge Wong Kian Kheong confirmed the matter when contacted by FMT.

Separately, the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court said See passed away at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre.

“In light of this sad news, the entire judiciary extends its deepest condolences to See’s family. May her family be granted strength and resilience in facing this time of sorrow,” it said in a statement.

See, who was born on April 7, 1959, in Kuantan, Pahang, obtained her Bachelor of Laws from Universiti Malaya in 1983. She later earned her master’s degree from the University of London in 1992.

She began her career as a senior assistant registrar before joining the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) as a federal counsel in the advisory division, and subsequently in the litigation division.

She later served as a senior federal counsel at the health ministry from 1992 to 1995, before being appointed director of the Judicial and Legal Training Institute from 1995 to 1996.

See was appointed a sessions court judge in Tawau, Sabah, in 1997, and was posted to the sessions court in Kuantan, Pahang, in 2000.

From 2005 to 2009, she served as deputy commissioner in the AGC’s law revision and reform division.

In 2010, she was appointed a judicial commissioner at the High Court in Alor Setar, Kedah, before being posted to the construction court at the High Court in Shah Alam, Selangor.

She was subsequently confirmed as a High Court judge at the Shah Alam construction court, and later served as a High Court judge in Johor Bahru.

See was elevated to the Court of Appeal in March 2021 before retiring last year.