List of presidents of the Judicial Yuan

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 1928Jan 1932 Kuomintang Tan Yankai, Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Sen
2 Wu Chaoshu
伍朝樞
Wǔ Cháoshū
(1887–1934)
Jan 1932Mar 1932 Kuomintang Lin Sen
Did not take office.[1]
3 Ju Zheng
居正
Jū Zhèng
(1876–1951)
Mar 19321 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 194815 Mar 1958 Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek
Died in office.
Hsieh Kuan-sheng
謝冠生
Xiè Guànshēng
(1897–1971)
18 Mar 195814 Jun 1958 Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek
As acting.
2 Hsieh Kuan-sheng
謝冠生
Xiè Guànshēng
(1897–1971)
14 Jun 19581 Dec 1971 Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek
3 Tien Chung-chin
田炯錦
Tián Jiǒngjǐn
(1899–1977)
1 Dec 197130 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 19771 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 19791 May 1987 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo
6 Lin Yang-kang
林洋港
Lín Yánggǎng
(1927–2013)
1 May 19871 Sep 1994 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui
7 Shih Chi-yang
施啟揚
Shī Qǐyáng
(1935–2019)
1 Sep 19941 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.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of OfficeNotePresident of the Republic
1 Weng Yueh-sheng
翁岳生
Wēng Yuèshēng (Mandarin)
Ang Ga̍k-seng (Taiwanese)
Vûng Ngo̍k-sâng (Hakka)
(1932– )
1 Feb 199930 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 200718 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 201012 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 201031 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 2016Incumbent Tsai Ing-wen

Timeline

Hsu Tzong-liRai Hau-minLai In-jawShih Chi-yangLin Yang-kangTien Chung-chinHsieh Kuan-sheng

References

  1. "本院歷任院長、副院長 (Past Presidents and Vice Presidents)" (in Chinese). Judicial Yuan. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. Judicial Yuan—President
  3. Ko Shu-ling. "Ma accepts Lai In-jaw's resignation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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