List of presidents of the Judicial Yuan

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President of Judicial Yuan
Incumbent Shieh Ming-yan acting since 1 November 2024
Nominator	President
Appointer	Legislative Yuan
Term length	8 years
Inaugural holder	Wang Chong-hui
Formation	1928; 96 years ago (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)

• Period: 1928 – 1948

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	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.[1]
3		Ju Zheng 居正 Jū Zhèng (1876–1951)	Mar 1932	1 Jul 1948	Kuomintang	Lin Sen, Chiang Kai-shek

• Period: 1948 – 1999

№	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

• 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.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	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.[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	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