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| President of Judicial Yuan | |
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| 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]
Non-partisan Kuomintang (Nationalist)
| № | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Chairman | |
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| 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 |
| № | 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 |
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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