Kisaburo Yokota

Kisaburo Yokota (横田 喜三郎, Yokota Kisaburō, August 6, 1896 – February 17, 1993) was a Japanese international legal scholar.[1] He served as the 3rd Chief Justice of Japan from 1960 to 1966. He graduated from the Tokyo Imperial University and later served on its faculty. He received the Degree of Doctor of Law (Tokyo Imperial University).[1] He was a recipient of the Order of Culture and the Order of the Rising Sun. His grave is in Gokoku-ji Temple Cemetery, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo[1][2]

Preceded by
Kōtarō Tanaka
Chief Justice of Japan
1960–1966
Succeeded by
Masatoshi Yokota
Kisaburo Yokota

References

  1. Kisaburo Yokota
  2. 中西輝政・福田和也著『皇室の本義』PHP研究所、118頁
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