# List of justices of the Supreme Court of Japan

The Supreme Court of Japan is the highest court in Japan, composed of fifteen justices. The Chief Justice is nominated by the Cabinet and appointed to office by the Emperor, while associate justices are appointed by the Cabinet in attestation of the Emperor. The Judiciary Act fixes the total number of justices at 15, but allows the Court itself to specify how many justices sit on a petty bench. By law, at least ten out of the fifteen justices must have either ten years of combined experience as judges, or twenty years of combined experience as judges, lawyers, or professors.$^{:1377}$
Japan's bar associations are careful to select lawyers whose terms will be shorter than those of nominated former judges. (Potential justices are often 64 years old or above.) This causes quick turnover of justices, which has resulted in a perception of the Court as a "nameless, faceless judiciary."
After appointment, Supreme Court justices are subject to a "people's review": an automatic retention referendum in which the voters may remove the judge from office. A people's review occurs at the first election to the House of Representatives after a justice assumes office, when the question of whether his tenure should continue is put to voters on the ballot. The Supreme Court justice is then subject to a further people's review at the first lower house election after every ten years. As of April 2019, no Supreme Court justice has ever been dismissed by a people's review.

## Justices

This is a list of all 192 current and former justices of the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
| Title | Name | Term start | Term end | Term length | University | Notes |
| Chief Justice | Yukihiko Imasaki | August 16, 2024 | | 46 days | Kyoto | Associate Justice, Supreme Court |
| Justice | Makoto Nakamura | September 11, 2024 | | 20 days | Kyoto | President, Tokyo High Court |
| Justice | Masahiro Hiraki | August 16, 2024 | | 46 days | Tokyo | President, Osaka High Court |
| Justice | Kimihiro Ishikane | April 17, 2024 | | 167 days | Tokyo | Diplomat, Ambassador to the United Nations |
| Justice | Mitsuko Miyagawa | November 6, 2023 | | 330 days | Tokyo | Former attorney; member, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association |
| Justice | Akira Ojima | July 5, 2022 | | 2 years, 88 days | Tokyo | President, Osaka High Court |
| Justice | Katsuya Uga | March 20, 2019 | | 5 years, 195 days | Tokyo | Professor of Law |
| Justice | Michiharu Hayashi | September 2, 2019 | | 5 years, 29 days | Tokyo | President, Tokyo High Court |
| Justice | Kazumi Okamura | October 2, 2019 | | 4 years, 365 days | Waseda | Public Prosecutor, Supreme Public Prosecutors Office |
| Justice | Yasumasa Nagamine | February 8, 2021 | | 3 years, 236 days | Tokyo | Ambassador of Japan to the United Kingdom |
| Justice | Eriko Watanabe | July 16, 2021 | | 3 years, 77 days | Tohoku | Bar Examiner of the National Bar Examination Commission |
| Justice | Masaki Oka | September 3, 2021 | | 3 years, 28 days | Tokyo | Outside Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
| Justice | Ryōsuke Yasunami | July 16, 2021 | | 3 years, 77 days | Tokyo | President, Osaka High Court |
| Justice | Toru Sakai | September 3, 2021 | | 3 years, 28 days | Tokyo | Superintending Prosecutor, Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office |
| Justice | Atsushi Yamaguchi | February 6, 2017 | November 5, 2023 | 6 years, 272 days | Tokyo | Former attorney; member, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association |
| Justice | Kiyoko Okabe | April 12, 2010 | March 19, 2019 | 8 years, 341 days | Keio | Former judge; professor, Keio University School of Law |
| Justice | Tsuneyuki Yamamoto | August 20, 2013 | September 25, 2019 | 6 years, 36 days | Kyoto | Civil servant. Director-General, the Cabinet Legislation Bureau |
| Justice | Toshimitsu Yamasaki | April 1, 2014 | August 30, 2019 | 5 years, 151 days | Tokyo | Former assistant judge; President, Tokyo High Court. |
| Justice | Masayuki Ikegami | October 2, 2014 | August 28, 2021 | 9 years, 365 days | Tohoku | Former prosecutor, Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office. |
| Justice | Hiroshi Koike | April 2, 2015 | July 2, 2021 | 9 years, 182 days | Tokyo | Former assistant judge; President, Tokyo High Court |
| Justice | Katsuyuki Kizawa | July 19, 2016 | August 26, 2021 | 8 years, 74 days | Rikkyo | Former attorney; Inspector of Kake Educational Institution |
| Justice | Hiroyuki Kanno | September 5, 2016 | July 2, 2021 | 8 years, 26 days | Tohoku | Former judge; President, Osaka High Court |
| Chief Justice | Saburo Tokura | March 14, 2017 | August 10, 2024 | 7 years, 149 days | Hitotsubashi | Judge; President, Tokyo High Court |
| Justice | Keiichi Hayashi | April 10, 2017 | February 7, 2021 | 7 years, 174 days | Kyoto | Diplomat, Ambassador to the United Kingdom |
| Justice | Yuko Miyazaki | January 9, 2018 | July 8, 2021 | 6 years, 266 days | Tokyo | Professor, University of Tokyo |
| Justice | Takuya Miyama | January 9, 2018 | September 1, 2024 | 6 years, 236 days | Tokyo | Judge; President, Tokyo High Court |
| Justice | Mamoru Miura | February 26, 2018 | | 6 years, 218 days | Tokyo | Prosecutor, Osaka High Public Prosecutors Office |
| Justice | Koichi Kusano | February 13, 2019 | | 5 years, 231 days | Keio | |
| Justice | Takehiko Otani | June 17, 2010 | March 9, 2017 | 6 years, 265 days | Tokyo | Former judge. President, Osaka High Court. |
| Justice | Masaharu Ōhashi | February 13, 2012 | March 30, 2017 | 5 years, 45 days | Tokyo | Attorney; official in the Japanese Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) |
| Justice | Yoshinobu Onuki | April 11, 2012 | January 16, 2018 | 5 years, 280 days | Chuo | Prosecutor; professor, Asia University |
| Justice | Kaoru Onimaru | February 6, 2013 | February 6, 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | Tokyo | Attorney; Chairperson of the Special Committee on the Rights of the Aged and Disabled |
| Justice | Michiyoshi Kiuchi | April 25, 2013 | January 1, 2018 | 4 years, 251 days | Tokyo | Attorney; Chairperson of the Project Team on the Hague Convention |
| Justice | Katsumi Chiba | December 28, 2009 | August 24, 2016 | 6 years, 240 days | Tokyo | Judge; President, Sendai High Court |
| Justice | Koji Miyakawa | September 3, 2008 | February 27, 2012 | 3 years, 177 days | Nagoya | Instructor at the Legal Training and Research Institute; attorney |
| Justice | Tokuji Izumi | November 6, 2002 | January 24, 2009 | 6 years, 79 days | Kyoto | Judge; President, Tokyo High Court |
| Chief Justice | Niro Shimada | November 7, 2002 | November 21, 2008 | 6 years, 14 days | Tokyo | Judge; President, Osaka High Court |
| Justice | Kazuko Yokoo | December 19, 2001 | September 11, 2008 | 6 years, 267 days | ICU | Diplomat; Ambassador of Japan to Ireland |
| Justice | Chiharu Saiguchi | January 6, 2004 | September 2, 2008 | 4 years, 240 days | Chūō | Attorney; Member, Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Supreme Court |
| Justice | Osamu Tsuno | February 26, 2004 | October 19, 2008 | 4 years, 236 days | Kyoto | Bureaucrat; attorney; Director-General, Cabinet Legislation Bureau |
| Justice | Shigeo Takii | June 11, 2002 | October 30, 2006 | 4 years, 141 days | Kyoto | Attorney |
| Justice | Kohei Nasu | May 25, 2006 | February 10, 2012 | 5 years, 261 days | Tokyo | Attorney; Chairperson of the Sub-Committee on Research of Japan Law Foundation |
| Justice | Yoshiki Yamaura | March 1, 2012 | July 3, 2016 | 4 years, 124 days | Hitotsubashi | |
| Chief Justice | Itsuro Terada | December 27, 2012 | January 8, 2018 | 5 years, 12 days | Tokyo | Judge; son of 10th Chief Justice Jiro Terada. |
| Justice | Yuu Shiraki | January 15, 2010 | February 14, 2015 | 5 years, 30 days | | |
| Justice | Tomoyuki Yokota | January 6, 2010 | October 1, 2014 | 4 years, 268 days | Chuo | |
| Justice | Masahiko Sudo | December 28, 2009 | December 26, 2012 | 2 years, 364 days | Chuo | |
| Justice | Seishi Kanetsuki | January 26, 2009 | March 31, 2015 | 6 years, 64 days | Tokyo | Judge; former President, Osaka High Court. |
| Chief Justice | Hironobu Takesaki | November 25, 2008 | March 31, 2014 | 5 years, 126 days | | |
| Justice | Yukio Takeuchi | October 21, 2008 | July 19, 2013 | 4 years, 271 days | Kyoto | |
| Justice | Ryuko Sakurai | September 11, 2008 | January 15, 2017 | 8 years, 126 days | Kyushu | |
| Justice | Takaharu Kondo | May 23, 2007 | November 21, 2010 | 3 years, 182 days | | |
| Justice | Mutsuo Tahara | November 1, 2006 | April 22, 2013 | 6 years, 172 days | Kyoto | |
| Justice | Norio Wakui | October 16, 2006 | December 17, 2009 | 3 years, 62 days | Kyoto | |
| Justice | Yuki Furuta | August 2, 2005 | April 7, 2012 | 6 years, 249 days | | |
| Justice | Yukio Horigome | May 17, 2005 | June 15, 2010 | 5 years, 29 days | | |
| Justice | Ryoji Nakagawa | January 19, 2005 | December 22, 2009 | 4 years, 337 days | Kanazawa | |
| Justice | Isao Imai | December 27, 2004 | December 25, 2009 | 4 years, 363 days | Kyoto | |
| Justice | Tatsuo Kainaka | October 7, 2002 | January 1, 2010 | 7 years, 86 days | Chuo | |
| Justice | Tokiyasu Fujita | September 30, 2002 | April 5, 2010 | 7 years, 187 days | | |
| Justice | Toyozo Ueda | February 21, 2002 | May 22, 2007 | 5 years, 90 days | | |
| Justice | Kunio Hamada | May 1, 2001 | May 23, 2006 | 5 years, 22 days | | |
| Justice | Takehisa Fukuzawa | September 14, 2000 | January 4, 2004 | 3 years, 112 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Akira Machida | March 22, 2000 | October 15, 2006 | 6 years, 207 days | | |
| Justice | Gen Kajitani | April 21, 1999 | January 14, 2005 | 5 years, 268 days | | |
| Justice | Masamichi Okuda | April 1, 1999 | September 27, 2002 | 3 years, 179 days | | |
| Justice | Tsugio Kameyama | December 4, 1998 | February 25, 2004 | 5 years, 83 days | | |
| Justice | Hiroharu Kitagawa | September 10, 1998 | December 26, 2004 | 6 years, 107 days | | |
| Justice | Toshihiro Kanatani | October 31, 1997 | May 16, 2005 | 7 years, 197 days | | |
| Justice | Takao Ode | September 24, 1997 | December 19, 2001 | 4 years, 86 days | | |
| Justice | Toshifumi Motohara | September 8, 1997 | April 21, 2001 | 3 years, 225 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Shigeru Yamaguchi | March 10, 1997 | November 3, 2002 | 5 years, 238 days | | |
| Justice | Masao Fujii | November 7, 1995 | November 6, 2002 | 6 years, 364 days | | |
| Justice | Hiroshi Fukuda | September 4, 1995 | August 1, 2005 | 9 years, 331 days | | |
| Justice | Kazutomo Ijima | August 11, 1995 | October 6, 2002 | 7 years, 56 days | | |
| Justice | Mitsuo Endo | February 13, 1995 | September 12, 2000 | 5 years, 212 days | | |
| Justice | Shinichi Kawai | July 25, 1994 | June 10, 2002 | 7 years, 320 days | | |
| Justice | Yukinobu Ozaki | February 16, 1994 | April 18, 1999 | 5 years, 61 days | | |
| Justice | Hisako Takahashi | February 9, 1994 | September 20, 1997 | 3 years, 223 days | | |
| Justice | Shigeharu Negishi | January 11, 1994 | December 3, 1998 | 4 years, 326 days | | |
| Justice | Hideo Chikusa | September 13, 1993 | February 20, 2002 | 8 years, 160 days | | |
| Justice | Masaru Oshiro | April 13, 1993 | February 13, 1995 | 1 year, 306 days | | |
| Justice | Masao Ono | April 1, 1993 | September 2, 1997 | 4 years, 154 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Toru Miyoshi | March 25, 1992 | October 30, 1997 | 5 years, 219 days | | |
| Justice | Motoo Ono | February 13, 1992 | March 15, 2000 | 8 years, 31 days | | |
| Justice | Katsuya Onishi | May 13, 1991 | September 9, 1998 | 7 years, 119 days | | |
| Justice | Osamu Mimura | December 10, 1990 | February 6, 1994 | 3 years, 58 days | | |
| Justice | Ryohei Kizaki | September 3, 1990 | July 24, 1994 | 3 years, 324 days | | |
| Justice | Tsuneo Kabe | May 10, 1990 | March 8, 1997 | 6 years, 302 days | | |
| Justice | Shoichiro Sato | February 20, 1990 | February 15, 1994 | 3 years, 360 days | | |
| Justice | Toshijiro Nakajima | January 24, 1990 | September 1, 1995 | 5 years, 220 days | | |
| Justice | Shirohei Hashimoto | January 11, 1990 | April 12, 1993 | 3 years, 91 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Ryohachi Kusaba | November 27, 1989 | November 7, 1995 | 5 years, 345 days | | |
| Justice | Itsuo Sonobe | September 21, 1989 | March 31, 1999 | 9 years, 191 days | | |
| Justice | Seiichi Ohori | June 17, 1988 | August 10, 1995 | 7 years, 54 days | | |
| Justice | Katsumi Teika | March 17, 1988 | September 12, 1993 | 5 years, 179 days | | |
| Justice | Hisayuki Okuno | September 5, 1987 | August 26, 1990 | 2 years, 355 days | | |
| Justice | Iwao Yotsuya | January 28, 1987 | February 8, 1992 | 5 years, 11 days | | |
| Justice | Tonosuke Hayashi | June 13, 1986 | August 6, 1987 | 1 year, 54 days | | |
| Justice | Tetsuro Sato | May 21, 1986 | January 4, 1990 | 3 years, 228 days | | |
| Justice | Toshio Sakaue | January 17, 1986 | March 31, 1993 | 7 years, 73 days | | |
| Justice | Yasukazu Kagawa | January 17, 1986 | May 4, 1991 | 5 years, 107 days | | |
| Justice | Tsuneo Ouchi | November 5, 1985 | March 23, 1992 | 6 years, 139 days | | |
| Justice | Akira Fujishima | May 23, 1985 | January 1, 1994 | 8 years, 223 days | | |
| Justice | Masuo Takashima | December 17, 1984 | May 2, 1988 | 3 years, 137 days | | |
| Justice | Atsushi Nagashima | June 12, 1984 | March 16, 1988 | 3 years, 278 days | | |
| Justice | Rokuro Shimatani | May 8, 1984 | January 23, 1990 | 5 years, 260 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Koichi Yaguchi | February 20, 1984 | February 19, 1990 | 5 years, 364 days | | |
| Justice | Reijiro Tsunoda | November 8, 1983 | December 3, 1990 | 7 years, 25 days | | |
| Justice | Mitsuhiko Yasuoka | October 1, 1982 | May 4, 1990 | 7 years, 215 days | | |
| Justice | Seiichi Wada | August 16, 1982 | April 23, 1986 | 3 years, 250 days | | |
| Justice | Keiji Maki | May 28, 1982 | November 24, 1989 | 7 years, 180 days | | |
| Justice | Hisaharu Kidoguchi | April 12, 1982 | January 8, 1986 | 3 years, 271 days | | |
| Justice | Susumu Ohashi | November 2, 1981 | June 12, 1986 | 4 years, 222 days | | |
| Justice | Masataka Taniguchi | April 16, 1980 | January 27, 1987 | 6 years, 286 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Jiro Terada | March 22, 1980 | November 3, 1985 | 5 years, 226 days | | Father of 18th Chief Justice Itsuro Terada. |
| Justice | Goichi Miyazaki | February 6, 1980 | May 4, 1984 | 4 years, 88 days | | |
| Justice | Masami Ito | January 19, 1980 | September 20, 1989 | 9 years, 244 days | | |
| Justice | Yasuyoshi Shiono | April 2, 1979 | May 22, 1985 | 6 years, 50 days | | |
| Justice | Shigeyori Tsukamoto | April 2, 1979 | October 17, 1981 | 2 years, 198 days | | |
| Justice | Tadayoshi Kinoshita | March 1, 1979 | January 14, 1986 | 6 years, 319 days | | |
| Justice | Daizo Yokoi | September 22, 1978 | June 10, 1984 | 5 years, 262 days | | |
| Justice | Jiro Nakamura | September 22, 1978 | February 19, 1984 | 5 years, 150 days | | |
| Justice | Hiromu Toda | July 14, 1978 | March 25, 1980 | 1 year, 255 days | | |
| Justice | Toru Motoyama | August 26, 1977 | August 10, 1982 | 4 years, 349 days | | |
| Justice | Masato Fujisaki | April 5, 1977 | December 15, 1984 | 7 years, 254 days | | |
| Justice | Kazuo Kurimoto | May 25, 1976 | May 26, 1982 | 6 years, 1 day | | |
| Justice | Shoichi Tamaki | March 27, 1976 | April 11, 1982 | 6 years, 15 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Takaaki Hattori | December 3, 1975 | September 30, 1982 | 6 years, 301 days | | |
| Justice | Yuzuru Motobayashi | August 8, 1975 | March 30, 1979 | 3 years, 234 days | | |
| Justice | Shigemitsu Dando | October 4, 1974 | November 7, 1983 | 9 years, 34 days | | |
| Justice | Yutaka Yoshida | May 21, 1973 | February 28, 1979 | 5 years, 283 days | | |
| Justice | Masami Takatsuji | April 4, 1973 | January 18, 1980 | 6 years, 289 days | | |
| Justice | Kiichiro Otsuka | February 2, 1973 | February 4, 1980 | 7 years, 2 days | | |
| Justice | Kiyoo Erikuchi | January 9, 1973 | March 19, 1980 | 7 years, 70 days | | |
| Justice | Yasuo Kishigami | November 28, 1972 | September 21, 1978 | 5 years, 297 days | | |
| Justice | Yoshikatsu Sakamoto | December 7, 1971 | March 26, 1976 | 4 years, 110 days | | |
| Justice | Buichi Amano | May 21, 1971 | September 20, 1978 | 7 years, 122 days | | |
| Justice | Seiichi Kishi | April 2, 1971 | July 13, 1978 | 7 years, 102 days | | |
| Justice | Takeso Shimoda | January 12, 1971 | April 2, 1977 | 6 years, 80 days | | |
| Justice | Nobuo Ogawa | December 22, 1970 | August 6, 1975 | 4 years, 227 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Masao Okahara | October 28, 1970 | March 31, 1979 | 8 years, 154 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Ekizo Fujibayashi | July 31, 1970 | August 25, 1977 | 7 years, 25 days | | |
| Justice | Kosato Sekine | January 17, 1969 | December 2, 1975 | 6 years, 319 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Tomokazu Murakami | November 19, 1968 | May 24, 1976 | 7 years, 187 days | | |
| Justice | Yoshimi Iimura | September 20, 1967 | April 26, 1971 | 3 years, 218 days | | |
| Justice | Masao Matsumoto | January 17, 1967 | December 5, 1971 | 4 years, 322 days | | |
| Justice | Kenichiro Osumi | September 9, 1966 | October 1, 1974 | 8 years, 22 days | | |
| Justice | Kotaro Irokawa | May 10, 1966 | January 29, 1973 | 6 years, 264 days | | |
| Justice | Kazuo Shimomura | September 14, 1965 | January 1, 1973 | 7 years, 109 days | | |
| Justice | Makoto Iwata | August 31, 1964 | November 25, 1972 | 8 years, 86 days | | |
| Justice | Jiro Matsuda | January 31, 1964 | July 29, 1970 | 6 years, 179 days | | |
| Justice | Jiro Tanaka | January 16, 1964 | March 31, 1973 | 9 years, 74 days | | |
| Justice | Goroku Kashihara | December 13, 1963 | September 19, 1967 | 3 years, 280 days | | |
| Justice | Yoshihiko Kido | June 6, 1963 | December 19, 1970 | 7 years, 196 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Kazuto Ishida | June 6, 1963 | May 19, 1973 | 9 years, 347 days | | |
| Justice | Kingo Osabe | April 5, 1963 | March 31, 1971 | 7 years, 360 days | | |
| Justice | Asanosuke Kusaka | August 12, 1962 | October 24, 1970 | 8 years, 73 days | | |
| Justice | Kitaro Saito | May 29, 1962 | August 9, 1964 | 2 years, 72 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Masatoshi Yokota | February 28, 1962 | January 10, 1969 | 6 years, 317 days | | |
| Justice | Kakiwa Gokijo | August 26, 1961 | December 31, 1966 | 5 years, 127 days | | |
| Justice | Sakunosuke Yamada | December 27, 1960 | April 21, 1966 | 5 years, 115 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Kisaburo Yokota | October 25, 1960 | August 5, 1966 | 5 years, 284 days | | |
| Justice | Shuichi Ishisaka | June 28, 1958 | September 13, 1965 | 7 years, 77 days | | |
| Justice | Tsuneshichi Takagi | June 28, 1958 | March 14, 1963 | 4 years, 259 days | | |
| Justice | Kiyoshi Takahashi | January 30, 1957 | December 29, 1961 | 4 years, 333 days | | |
| Justice | Kenichi Okuno | November 22, 1956 | November 17, 1968 | 11 years, 361 days | | |
| Justice | Masuo Shimoiizaka | November 22, 1956 | January 28, 1964 | 7 years, 67 days | | |
| Justice | Daisuke Kawamura | November 22, 1956 | June 1, 1963 | 6 years, 191 days | | |
| Justice | Katsumi Tarumi | May 26, 1955 | November 14, 1963 | 8 years, 172 days | | |
| Justice | Katsu Ikeda | November 2, 1954 | May 22, 1963 | 8 years, 201 days | | |
| Justice | Toshio Irie | August 30, 1952 | January 9, 1971 | 18 years, 132 days | | |
| Justice | Zentaro Motomura | January 21, 1952 | January 14, 1957 | 4 years, 359 days | | |
| Justice | Shunzo Kobayashi | October 5, 1951 | June 2, 1958 | 6 years, 240 days | | |
| Justice | Tadaichiro Tanimura | April 12, 1951 | November 10, 1956 | 5 years, 212 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Kotaro Tanaka | March 3, 1950 | October 24, 1960 | 10 years, 235 days | | |
| Justice | Shigeto Hozumi | February 26, 1949 | July 29, 1951 | 2 years, 153 days | | |
| Justice | Matasuke Kawamura | August 4, 1947 | December 31, 1963 | 16 years, 149 days | | |
| Justice | Saburo Iwamatsu | August 4, 1947 | November 10, 1956 | 9 years, 98 days | | |
| Justice | Hachiro Fujita | August 4, 1947 | August 4, 1962 | 15 years, 0 days | | |
| Justice | Yusuke Saito | August 4, 1947 | May 20, 1962 | 14 years, 289 days | | |
| Justice | Tamotsu Shima | August 4, 1947 | August 24, 1961 | 14 years, 20 days | | |
| Justice | Katsushige Kotani | August 4, 1947 | December 23, 1960 | 13 years, 141 days | | |
| Justice | Riichi Shono | August 4, 1947 | June 28, 1948 | 329 days | | |
| Justice | Tsuyoshi Mano | August 4, 1947 | June 8, 1958 | 10 years, 308 days | | |
| Justice | Shigeru Kuriyama | August 4, 1947 | October 5, 1956 | 9 years, 62 days | | |
| Justice | Nobori Inoue | August 4, 1947 | April 9, 1955 | 7 years, 248 days | | |
| Justice | Seiichi Shimoyama | August 4, 1947 | October 14, 1954 | 7 years, 71 days | | |
| Justice | Takejiro Sawada | August 4, 1947 | August 1, 1952 | 4 years, 363 days | | |
| Justice | Taichiro Hasegawa | August 4, 1947 | November 30, 1951 | 4 years, 118 days | | |
| Justice | Naoyoshi Tsukasaki | August 4, 1947 | February 14, 1951 | 3 years, 194 days | | |
| Chief Justice | Tadahiko Mibuchi | August 4, 1947 | March 2, 1950 | 2 years, 210 days | Kyoto | |