Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan (最高裁判所長官, Saikōsaibansho-chōkan) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Japan and is the head of the judicial branch of the Japanese government.

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
最高裁判所長官
Emblem of the Government of Japan
Incumbent
Saburo Tokura
since 24 June 2022
Supreme Court of Japan
StyleHis Excellency
Your Honor
The Honourable
Member ofSupreme Court of Japan
AppointerHIM The Emperor
Nominated by the Cabinet
Term lengthLife tenure until the mandatory retirement age of 70
FormationAugust 4, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-08-04)
Salary¥24,120,000
Websitewww.courts.go.jp

The Chief Justice is ceremonially appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being nominated by the Cabinet; in practice, this is following the recommendation of the former Chief Justice.[1]

List of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Japan

NameKanjiAppointment date
Tadahiko Mibuchi三淵忠彦August 4, 1947
Kōtarō Tanaka田中耕太郎March 3, 1950
Kisaburo Yokota横田喜三郎October 25, 1960
Masatoshi Yokota横田正俊August 6, 1966
Kazuto Ishida石田和外January 11, 1969
Tomokazu Murakami村上朝一May 21, 1973
Ekizo Fujibayashi藤林益三May 25, 1976
Masao Okahara岡原昌男August 26, 1977
Takaaki Hattori服部高顯April 2, 1979
Jiro Terada寺田治郎October 1, 1982
Koichi Yaguchi矢口洪一November 5, 1985
Ryohachi Kusaba草場良八February 20, 1990
Toru Miyoshi三好達November 7, 1995
Shigeru Yamaguchi山口繁October 31, 1997
Akira Machida町田顯November 6, 2002
Niro Shimada島田仁郎October 16, 2006
Hironobu Takesaki竹崎博允November 21, 2008
Itsurō Terada寺田逸郎April 1, 2014
Naoto Ōtani大谷直人January 9, 2018
Saburo Tokura戸倉 三郎June 24, 2022

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