Chief Justice of Japan
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The Chief Justice of Japan is the head of the Supreme Court and the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, responsible for leading and representing the Japanese judiciary.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Japan canonical | 12 |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan | 3 |
| Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Japan | 1 |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Japan | 1 |
| 最高裁判所長官 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
public office ⓘ state office of Japan ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Emperor of Japan ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment |
Judiciary of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Judicial branch of Japan
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1947 ⓘ |
| flag |
Hinomaru
ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Japan
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
Supreme Court of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court justices of Japan
judicial administration of lower courts ⓘ |
| hasInauguralHolder | Tadahiko Mibuchi ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| hasRank | equivalent to Minister of State of Japan ⓘ |
| headOf | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| highestRankIn | Judiciary of Japan ⓘ |
| isInferredToBe |
full-time office
ⓘ
non-hereditary office ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
Court Act of Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Tokyo ⓘ |
| mandatoryRetirementAge | 70 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Chief Justice of Japan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
最高裁判所長官
|
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Cabinet of Japan ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy |
Constitution of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Japan (1947)
|
| officeHolderSelectionMethod | cabinet nomination and imperial appointment ⓘ |
| officeHoldersTitle | Chief Justice ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Government of Japan
ⓘ
Grand Bench ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court en banc
|
| positionIn | Judiciary of Japan ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Chief Justice of Japan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Japan
|
| reportsTo | no other branch in judicial decisions ⓘ |
| residence |
Tokyo
ⓘ
official residence of the Chief Justice of Japan ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of the judiciary of Japan
ⓘ
assigning justices to Supreme Court panels ⓘ presiding over the Supreme Court of Japan ⓘ representing the judiciary of Japan ⓘ supervising lower courts through the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| seat |
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Supreme Court of Japan Building ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of Japan building
|
| styleOfAddress |
Her Excellency
ⓘ
His Excellency ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitution of Japan ⓘ |
| symbolUsed | Imperial Seal of Japan ⓘ |
| termLength | until mandatory retirement age ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan)
this entity surface form:
最高裁判所長官
this entity surface form:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Japan
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of Japan
this entity surface form:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
this entity surface form:
Chief Judge of the Supreme Court of Japan
this entity surface form:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
this entity surface form:
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan