# List of presidents of the Judicial Yuan

This is a list of presidents of the Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China. 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.

## List

Non-partisan  Kuomintang (Nationalist)

### Before 1947 Constitution

* Period: 1928 – 1948
| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Chairman |
| 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. |||||
| 3 | Ju Zheng 居正 Jū Zhèng (1876–1951) | Mar 1932 | 1 Jul 1948 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen, Chiang Kai-shek |

### Post-1947 Constitution

* Period: 1948 – 1999
| № | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | 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 |

### 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. | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Note | President of the Republic |
| 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. | 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 | 1 Nov 2024 | | Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Ching-te |
| – | Shieh Ming-yan 謝銘洋 Xiè Míngyáng (Mandarin) (1957– ) | 1 Nov 2024 | Incumbent | as acting | Lai Ching-te |