Masatoshi Yokota ( ja, 横田正俊, Yokota Masatoshi; January 11, 1899 – July 1, 1984) was the 4th
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 Ca ...
(1966–1969). He was born in
Hakodate, Hokkaido
is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of July 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 279,851 with 143,221 households, and a population density of 412.83 ...
. He graduated from the
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...
. He was a recipient of the
Order of the Rising Sun. He was a practitioner of
kendo.
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References
Bibliography
*山本祐司『最高裁物語（上・下）』（日本評論社、1994年）（講談社+α文庫、1997年）
External links
長野市ホームページ - 課・支所別メニュー - 旧横田家住宅
1899 births
1984 deaths
Chief justices of Japan
Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun
University of Tokyo alumni
People from Hakodate
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