Supreme Court of Japan

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The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.

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instanceOf constitutional court
court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
abbreviation SCJ
appointmentOfAssociateJustices by the Cabinet of Japan
appointmentOfChiefJustice by the Emperor of Japan
on the advice of the Cabinet of Japan
branchOf Judiciary of Japan
buildingLocation Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
buildingName Supreme Court of Japan Building
city Tokyo
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Japan
country Japan
dateFormed May 3, 1947
established 1947
hasAuthority constitutional review
final appeal in administrative cases
final appeal in civil cases
final appeal in criminal cases
judicial review
hasDivision First Petty Bench
Grand Bench
Second Petty Bench
Third Petty Bench
headOfCourt Chief Justice of Japan
includesPosition Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
Chief Justice of Japan
jurisdiction Japan
languageOfProceedings Japanese
legalSystem civil law system
location Nagatachō, Tokyo, Japan
surface form: Chiyoda, Tokyo
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
nativeName Supreme Court of Japan self-linksurface differs
surface form: 最高裁判所
nativeNameLanguage Japanese
numberOfAssociateJustices 14
numberOfGrandBenchJustices 15
numberOfJustices 15
numberOfPettyBenches 3
partOf Government of Japan
predecessor Taishin-in
quorumGrandBench at least two-thirds of all justices
quorumPettyBench 5 justices
reviewsConstitutionalityOf laws
official acts
orders
regulations
shortName Saikō-Saibansho
termLength until mandatory retirement

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