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List of presidents of the Judicial Yuan

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{{Infobox official post

|post = President

|body = Judicial Yuan

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|insigniasize = 180px

|insigniacaption = Seal of the Judicial Yuan

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|incumbent = Shieh Ming-yan acting

|incumbentsince = 1 November 2024

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|nominator = President

|appointer = Legislative Yuan

|termlength = 8 years

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|succession =

|inaugural = Wang Chong-hui

|website = [https://www.judicial.gov.tw/en/ www.judicial.gov.tw]

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This is a list of presidents of the Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China.{{cite news |title=本院歷任院長、副院長 (Past Presidents and Vice Presidents) |url=https://www.judicial.gov.tw/tw/cp-26-1730-ce2a1-1.html |accessdate=9 June 2020 |agency=Judicial Yuan |language=zh}} 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.[https://www.judicial.gov.tw/en/cp-1590-79772-8df5e-2.html Judicial Yuan—President]

List

File:No. 9, Ln. 52, Sec. 1, Da’an Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei 20241203.jpg of President of the Judicial Yuan, since 1998.]]

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{{legend2|{{party color|Kuomintang}}|Kuomintang (Nationalist)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

=Before 1947 Constitution=

  • Period: 1928 – 1948

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! №

! Portrait

! width=25%|Name
(Birth–Death)

! colspan=2 width=30%|Term of office

! width=20%|Political party

! width=35%|Chairman

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! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|1

| rowspan=2 align=center|80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Wang Ch'ung-hui
王寵惠
Wáng Chǒnghuì
(1881–1958)

| Nov 1928

Jan 1932

| Kuomintang

| Tan Yankai, Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Sen

colspan=5|
-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|2

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Wu Chaoshu
伍朝樞
Wǔ Cháoshū
(1887–1934)

| Jan 1932

Mar 1932

| Kuomintang

| Lin Sen

colspan=5|Did not take office.
-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|3

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Ju Zheng
居正
Jū Zhèng
(1876–1951)

| Mar 1932

1 Jul 1948

| Kuomintang

| Lin Sen, Chiang Kai-shek

colspan=5|
-

=Post-1947 Constitution=

  • Period: 1948 – 1999

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! №

! Portrait

! width=25%|Name
(Birth–Death)

! colspan=2 width=30%|Term of office

! width=20%|Political party

! width=35%|President of the Republic

- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|1

| rowspan=2 align=center|80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Wang Ch'ung-hui
王寵惠
Wáng Chǒnghuì
(1881–1958)

| 2 Jul 1948

15 Mar 1958

| Kuomintang

| Chiang Kai-shek

colspan=5|Died in office.
-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|–

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Hsieh Kuan-sheng
謝冠生
Xiè Guànshēng
(1897–1971)

| 18 Mar 1958

14 Jun 1958

| Kuomintang

| Chiang Kai-shek

colspan=5|As acting.
-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|2

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Hsieh Kuan-sheng
謝冠生
Xiè Guànshēng
(1897–1971)

| 14 Jun 1958

1 Dec 1971

| Kuomintang

| Chiang Kai-shek

colspan=5|
-
-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|3

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Tien Chung-chin
田炯錦
Tián Jiǒngjǐn
(1899–1977)

| 1 Dec 1971

30 Mar 1977

| Kuomintang

| Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kan

colspan=5|Died in office.
-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|4

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Tai Yen-hui
戴炎輝
Dài Yánhuī
(1909–1992)

| 20 Apr 1977

1 Jul 1979

| Kuomintang

| Yen Chia-kan, Chiang Ching-kuo

colspan=5|First JY President of Taiwanese ancestry.
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- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|5

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Huang Shao-ku
黃少谷
Huáng Shàogǔ
(1901–1996)

| 1 Jul 1979

1 May 1987

| Kuomintang

| Chiang Ching-kuo

colspan=5|
-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|6

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Lin Yang-kang
林洋港
Lín Yánggǎng
(1927–2013)

| 1 May 1987

1 Sep 1994

| Kuomintang

| Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui

colspan=5|
-
- bgcolor=#EEEEEE

! style="background:{{party color|Kuomintang}}; color:white;" rowspan=2|7

| rowspan=2 align=center| 80px

| rowspan=2 align=center| Shih Chi-yang
施啟揚
Shī Qǐyáng
(1935–2019)

| 1 Sep 1994

1 Feb 1999

| Kuomintang

| Lee Teng-hui

colspan=5|

=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.

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!No.!!Portrait!!width=200|Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}!!colspan=2|Term of office!!Note!!President of the Republic

180px

|Weng Yueh-sheng
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|翁岳生}}}}
{{small|Wēng Yuèshēng (Mandarin)
Ang Ga̍k-seng (Taiwanese)
Vûng Ngo̍k-sâng (Hakka)
(1932– )}}

| 1 Feb 1999

30 Sep 2007

|align=left|

| Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian

-

|2

80px

|Lai In-jaw
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|賴英照}}}}
{{small|Lài Yīngzhào (Mandarin)
Lōa Eng-chiàu (Taiwanese)
Lai Yîn-cheu (Hakka)
(1946– )}}

| 1 Oct 2007

18 Jul 2010

|align=left|{{small|Resigned due to scandal in the Taiwan High Court.}}{{cite news |title=Ma accepts Lai In-jaw's resignation|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/07/19/2003478271 |accessdate=9 June 2020 |agency=Taipei Times |author=Ko Shu-ling}}

|Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou

–80px

|Hsieh Tsai-chuan
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|謝在全}}}}
{{small|Xiè Zàiquán (Mandarin)
Chiā Chāi-choân (Taiwanese)
Chhia Chhai-chhiòn (Hakka)
( – )}}

| 19 July 2010

12 Oct 2010

|align=left|{{small|as acting}}

| Ma Ying-jeou

380px

|Rai Hau-min
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|賴浩敏}}}}
{{small|Lài Yīngzhào (Mandarin)
Lōa Hō-bín (Taiwanese)
Lai Ho-men (Hakka)
(1939– )}}

| 13 Oct 2010

31 Oct 2016

|align=left|

| Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen

480px

|Hsu Tzong-li
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|許宗力}}}}
{{small|Xǔ Zōnglì (Mandarin)
Khó͘ Chong-le̍k (Taiwanese)
Hí Chûng-li̍t (Hakka)
(1956– )}}

| 1 Nov 2016

1 Nov 2024

|align=left|

| Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Ching-te

–80px

|Shieh Ming-yan
{{large|{{lang|zh-tw|謝銘洋}}}}
{{small|Xiè Míngyáng (Mandarin)
(1957– )}}

| 1 Nov 2024

Incumbent

|align=left|{{small|as acting}}

| Lai Ching-te

Timeline

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References

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