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President of Judicial Yuan

Incumbent
Hsu Tzong-li

since 1 November 2016

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]

## List

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Non-partisan Kuomintang (Nationalist)

### Before 1947 Constitution

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* Period: 1928 – 1948

№  | 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

Jū Zhèng
(1876–1951) | Mar 1932 | 1 Jul 1948  | Kuomintang  | Lin Sen, Chiang Kai-shek

### Post-1947 Constitution

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* Period: 1948 – 1999

№  | Portrait  | Name
(Birth–Death) | Term of office  | Political party  | President of the Republic

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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)

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* 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

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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, Lai Ching-te

## Timeline

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## References

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1. ^ a b "本院歷任院長、副院長 (Past Presidents and Vice Presidents)" (in Chinese). Judicial Yuan. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
2. ^ Judicial Yuan—President
3. ^ Ko Shu-ling. "Ma accepts Lai In-jaw's resignation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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