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List of justices of the Supreme Court of Japan

The Supreme Court of Japan is the highest court in Japan, composed of fifteen justices. The Chief Justice is nominated by the Cabinet and appointed to office by the Emperor, while associate justices are appointed by the Cabinet in attestation of the Emperor. The Judiciary Act fixes the total number of justices at 15, but allows the Court itself to specify how many justices sit on a petty bench. By law, at least ten out of the fifteen justices must have either ten years of combined experience as judges, or twenty years of combined experience as judges, lawyers, or professors.[1]: 1377 

Japan's bar associations are careful to select lawyers whose terms will be shorter than those of nominated former judges. (Potential justices are often 64 years old or above.)[2] This causes quick turnover of justices, which has resulted in a perception of the Court as a "nameless, faceless judiciary."[3]

After appointment, Supreme Court justices are subject to a "people's review": an automatic retention referendum in which the voters may remove the judge from office. A people's review occurs at the first election to the House of Representatives after a justice assumes office, when the question of whether his tenure should continue is put to voters on the ballot. The Supreme Court justice is then subject to a further people's review at the first lower house election after every ten years. As of April 2019, no Supreme Court justice has ever been dismissed by a people's review.[4]

Justices

This is a list of all 192 current and former justices of the modern Supreme Court of Japan.[5]

References

  1. ^ Matsui, Shigenori (2011). "Why Is the Japanese Supreme Court So Conservative?". Washington University Law Review. Decision Making on the Japanese Supreme Court. 88 (6): 1375–1423. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ Repeta, Lawrence [in Japanese] (2011). "Reserved Seats on Japan's Supreme Court". Washington University Law Review. Decision Making on the Japanese Supreme Court. 88 (6): 1713–1744.
  3. ^ a b Miyakawa, Koji (2014-06-14). "Inside the Supreme Court of Japan—From the Perspective of a Former Justice". Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal. 15 (2). Translated by Levin, Mark A.; Lachapelle, Megumi Honami: 196–212. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Editorial: Review of Top Justices". Asahi Shimbun. 2009-08-27. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  5. ^ "裁判所 | Former Justices". Supreme Court of Japan. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "MIYAKAWA, Koji". Supreme Court of Japan. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 17 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "IZUMI, Tokuji." Supreme Court of Japan. Accessed February 12, 2009.
  8. ^ "SHIMADA, Niro Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Supreme Court of Japan. Accessed November 2, 2008.
  9. ^ a b c d "Justices of the Supreme Court." Supreme Court of Japan. June 17, 2006.
  10. ^ a b "TAKII, Shigeo". Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved 2018-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "TERADA, Itsuro". Supreme Court of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ a b Hideo, Tsuchiya (May 1, 2014). "Second-Generation Chief Justice a First for the Supreme Court". Nippon.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  13. ^ "裁判所｜SUDO, Masahiko". www.courts.go.jp. Archived from the original on 2019-08-24.
  14. ^ a b "KANETSUKI, Seishi". Supreme Court of Japan. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)