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Chief Justice Of Japan
The is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Japan and is the head of the judicial branch of the Japanese government. The Chief Justice is ceremonially appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being nominated by the Cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...; in practice, this is following the recommendation of the former Chief Justice. List of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Japan See also * List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Japan References External linksOfficial WebsiteOfficial Profile{{in lang, en Law of Japan Chief Justices ...
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Saburo Tokura
Saburo Tokura (戸倉三郎, ''Tokura Saburo;'' born August 11, 1954) is a Japanese jurist who has served as the Chief Justice of Japan since June 2022, having previously served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Japan from 2017 to 2022. Education and Career Tokura was born on August 11, 1954, in Japan. He attended Hitotsubashi University and graduated with a degree in Law in 1980. Tokura spent over 35 years serving on lower courts before his appointment to the Supreme Court in 2017. From 1982 to 1992, Tokura served on the district courts of Osaka, Sapporo, and Tokyo, as part of the departments of Civil Affairs and Personal Affairs. In 1992, He was appointed as a judge in the Tokyo District Court. He kept this job until 1998, despite also serving as a professor since 1994. In 1998 he was moved to the Hiroshima district court, and was appointed the Presiding judge in 1999. From 2000 to 2008 he served as Counselor of various bureaus in the Supreme Court. In 2008, ...
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Takaaki Hattori
Takaaki Hattori ( ja, 服部高顯; October 1, 1912 – March 24, 1993) was the 9th Chief Justice of Japan (1979–1982). He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight .... References Bibliography *山本祐司『最高裁物語(上)』(日本評論社、1994年)(講談社+α文庫、1997年) *山本祐司『最高裁物語(下)』(日本評論社、1994年)(講談社+α文庫、1997年) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hattori, Takaaki 1912 births 1993 deaths Chief justices of Japan Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun University of Tokyo alumni People from Aichi Prefecture ...
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Chief Justices Of Japan
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Naoto Ōtani
is a Japanese jurist and lawyer who served as the 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan from 2018 to 2022. Early life and education Ōtani was born in Akabira, Hokkaido, Japan. He graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law in 1975, and became an Assistant Judge of the Tokyo District Court in 1977. He became a Judge of the Tokyo District Court in 1994, a Professor at the Legal Training and Research Institute in 1995, and later served as a Judge of the Tokyo High Court in 2010. He became the Chief Judge of the Shizuoka District Court in 2011. Before becoming Chief Justice, Ōtani was the President of the Osaka High Court and was also one of the Justices of the Supreme Court. He previously served as the Director-General of the Criminal Affairs Bureau and the Personnel Affairs Bureau, and as the Secretary-General of the Supreme Court, and is known for his role in designing the lay judge system of Japan. Chief Justice At age 65, Ōtani replaced Itsurō Ter ...
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Itsurō Terada
is a Japanese lawyer who served as the 18th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. Early life and education Terada was born in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He was born into a family of great judicial significance. His father, Jirō Terada, was the Supreme Court's 10th Chief Justice. In 1972, he graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law. By 1980, Terada had held various positions as Assistant Judge in several District Courts, the Tokyo District Court in 1974, the Sapporo District Court in 1977 and the Osaka District Court in 1980. Terada was also the Ambassador of Japan to the Netherlands in 1981. He then moved to the Ministry of Justice in 1988, where he served as the Director-General of the Judicial System Department and the Civil Affairs Bureau. Before becoming Chief Justice, Terada was the President of the Hiroshima High Court and was also one of the Justices of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice At age 66, Terada replaced Hironobu Takesaki as Chief Ju ...
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Hironobu Takesaki
is a Japanese lawyer and a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law and of Columbia Law School. At age 64, Takesaki replaced Niro Shimada as the Chief Justice when November 21, 2008, the date of Shimada's mandatory retirement, came.Takesaki formally named as Supreme Court chief justice
" ''Japan Today''. October 31, 2008. He retired in March 2014. Takesaki has been harshly criticized by former judge Hiroshi Segi in his book ''Zetubo no Saibansho'', where he is alleged to have "ensured judges who issued rulings or published academic papers running counter to his leadership policies were denie ...
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Niro Shimada
was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. Born in Tokyo, he attended the University of Tokyo, graduating with an LL.B. and passing the bar examination in 1962. He was appointed as an assistant judge in 1964 and rotated through the criminal divisions of the Tokyo and Nagoya District Courts and of the Supreme Court. He obtained an MPhil from the University of London in 1968. He served on the Osaka District Court (1974–77), as a lecturer at the Legal Research and Training Institute (1977–81), on the Tokyo District Court (1981–82; 1986–89), in the criminal division of the Supreme Court (1983–86; 1989–94), as chief judge of the Utsunomiya District Court (1994–96), as chief judge of the Urawa District Court (1996–98), as head of the Legal Research and Training Institute (1999–2001), as chief judge of the Sendai High Court (2001–02) and as chief judge of the Osaka High Court (2002). He was appointed to the Supreme Court on November 7, 2002, and became Ch ...
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Akira Machida
Akira Machida (町田 顯 ''Machida Akira'', October 16, 1936 – April 5, 2015) was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan from 2002 to 2006. He was born in Shimonoseki, Japan. He first began his career in 1959, when he was appointed as a legal apprentice. In 1961 he was appointed as an assistant judge to the Tokyo District and its Family Court, the judge of the Muroran branch of the Sapporo District and its Family Court, and the judge of the Civil Affairs Bureau of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Court. In 1971 he was promoted to judge of the Sapporo District and its Family Court. In 1973 he became Chief of the Budget Division, Financial Affairs Bureau, and General Secretariat of the Supreme Court. He began serving as the Chief of the General Affairs Division in 1975, and although he quit being Chief of the Budget Division, he continued to perform in his other two positions until 1977, when he became Counseller of the Cabinet Legislative Bureau. In 1983 he was ...
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Shigeru Yamaguchi
Shigeru (written: , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, a Japanese architect *, a Japanese voice actor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese socialist politician *, Japanese painter and printmaker *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese artistic gymnast *, Japanese Ainu activist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rower *, a video game designer for Nintendo, notable for creating Mario among many other characters *, expert on yokai and creator of the popular manga series ''Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro'', and others *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese general *, Japanese ice hockey player * Shigeru Takashina (1943–2013), Japanese karateka *, a Japanese automotive team lead, designer, and engineer at Honda, notable for his work on Honda NSX and Honda S2000 projects *, a Japanese film score composer *, Japanese diplomat an ...
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Toru Miyoshi
Toru Miyoshi ( ja, 三好達 ''Miyoshi Tōru''; 31 October 1927 – 6 March 2023) was a Japanese judge and political activist. He served as Chief Justice of Japan from 1995 to 1997. Miyosi served as the third president and honorary Chairman of Nippon Kaigi too. Miyoshi died in Tokyo on 6 March 2023, at the age of 95. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Miyoshi, Toru 1927 births 2023 deaths Chief justices of Japan Members of Nippon Kaigi Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun University of Tokyo alumni Imperial Japanese Naval Academy alumni People from Tokyo ...
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