| President of Judicial Yuan | |
|---|---|
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | Legislative Yuan |
| Term length | 8 years |
| Inaugural holder | Wang Chong-hui |
| Formation | 1928 |
| Website | www.judicial.gov.tw |
This is a list of presidents of the Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China. [1] This position is also called the Chief justice since the 4th constitutional amendment in 1997, which mandated that the position holder shall also be a justice in the Constitutional Court. [2]
List
Non-partisan Kuomintang (Nationalist)
Before 1947 Constitution
- Period: 1928 – 1948
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Chairman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Wang Ch'ung-hui 王寵惠 Wáng Chǒnghuì (1881–1958) |
Nov 1928 | Jan 1932 | Kuomintang | Tan Yankai, Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Sen |
| 2 |
|
Wu Chaoshu 伍朝樞 Wǔ Cháoshū (1887–1934) |
Jan 1932 | Mar 1932 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen |
| Did not take office. [1] | ||||||
| 3 |
|
Ju Zheng 居正 Jū Zhèng (1876–1951) |
Mar 1932 | 1 Jul 1948 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen, Chiang Kai-shek |
Post-1947 Constitution
- Period: 1948 – 1999
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President of the Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Wang Ch'ung-hui 王寵惠 Wáng Chǒnghuì (1881–1958) |
2 Jul 1948 | 15 Mar 1958 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Died in office. | ||||||
| – |
|
Hsieh Kuan-sheng 謝冠生 Xiè Guànshēng (1897–1971) |
18 Mar 1958 | 14 Jun 1958 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek |
| As acting. | ||||||
| 2 |
|
Hsieh Kuan-sheng 謝冠生 Xiè Guànshēng (1897–1971) |
14 Jun 1958 | 1 Dec 1971 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek |
| 3 |
|
Tien Chung-chin 田炯錦 Tián Jiǒngjǐn (1899–1977) |
1 Dec 1971 | 30 Mar 1977 | Kuomintang | Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan |
| Died in office. | ||||||
| 4 |
|
Tai Yen-hui 戴炎輝 Dài Yánhuī (1909–1992) |
20 Apr 1977 | 1 Jul 1979 | Kuomintang | Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo |
| First JY President of Taiwanese ancestry. | ||||||
| 5 |
|
Huang Shao-ku 黃少谷 Huáng Shàogǔ (1901–1996) |
1 Jul 1979 | 1 May 1987 | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| 6 |
|
Lin Yang-kang 林洋港 Lín Yánggǎng (1927–2013) |
1 May 1987 | 1 Sep 1994 | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui |
| 7 |
|
Shih Chi-yang 施啟揚 Shī Qǐyáng (1935–2019) |
1 Sep 1994 | 1 Feb 1999 | Kuomintang | Lee Teng-hui |
Post-1947 Constitution (1997 Constitution amendment)
- Period: 1999 –
Under the 4th constitutional amendment in 1997, the President of Judicial Yuan shall also be a justice. All presidents are unaffiliated to any party since then.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Note | President of the Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Weng Yueh-sheng 翁岳生 Wēng Yuèshēng ( Mandarin) Ang Ga̍k-seng ( Taiwanese) Vûng Ngo̍k-sâng ( Hakka) (1932– ) |
1 Feb 1999 | 30 Sep 2007 | Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian | |
| 2 |
|
Lai In-jaw 賴英照 Lài Yīngzhào ( Mandarin) Lōa Eng-chiàu ( Taiwanese) Lai Yîn-cheu ( Hakka) (1946– ) |
1 Oct 2007 | 18 Jul 2010 | Resigned due to scandal in the Taiwan High Court. [3] | Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou |
| – |
|
Hsieh Tsai-chuan 謝在全 Xiè Zàiquán ( Mandarin) Chiā Chāi-choân ( Taiwanese) Chhia Chhai-chhiòn ( Hakka) ( – ) |
19 July 2010 | 12 Oct 2010 | as acting | Ma Ying-jeou |
| 3 |
|
Rai Hau-min 賴浩敏 Lài Yīngzhào ( Mandarin) Lōa Hō-bín ( Taiwanese) Lai Ho-men ( Hakka) (1939– ) |
13 Oct 2010 | 31 Oct 2016 | Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen | |
| 4 |
|
Hsu Tzong-li 許宗力 Xǔ Zōnglì ( Mandarin) Khó͘ Chong-le̍k ( Taiwanese) Hí Chûng-li̍t ( Hakka) (1956– ) |
1 Nov 2016 | Incumbent | Tsai Ing-wen | |
Timeline
References
- ^ a b "本院歷任院長、副院長 (Past Presidents and Vice Presidents)" (in Chinese). Judicial Yuan. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Judicial Yuan—President
- ^ Ko Shu-ling. "Ma accepts Lai In-jaw's resignation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 June 2020.