Kao Meng-hsun

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Kao Meng-hsun (born 1959) is a Taiwanese judge who has been the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China since 1 June 2023. She is the first woman to hold the role.

Life and career

Kao Meng-hsun was born in 1959 [1] and graduated from the Law Department of the National Taiwan University and worked as a judicial officer. [2] She became a trial judge when she was 24 years old, [3] serving on the Taoyuan District Court, New Taipei District Court and Taiwan High Court. [1]

Meng-hsun was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court in 2007, and was president of the Second Civil Court. [2] On 1 June 2023, she was appointed as Chief Justice by Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tsong-li, [3] after Wu Can retired upon turning 70. [2] She is the first woman in the position and was appointed 56 years after Chang Chin-lan was the first woman appointed to the court. [3] [4]

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