List of Chief Justices of Japan
The following is a list of Chief Justices of Japan. The Chief Justice presides over the Supreme Court of Japan.
| Name | Kanji | Appointment date |
|---|---|---|
| Tadahiko Mibuchi | 三淵忠彦 | August 4, 1947 |
| Kōtarō Tanaka | 田中耕太郎 | March 3, 1950 |
| Kisaburo Yokota | 横田喜三郎 | October 25, 1960 |
| Masatoshi Yokota | 横田正俊 | August 6, 1966 |
| Kazuto Ishida | 石田和外 | January 11, 1969 |
| Tomokazu Murakami | 村上朝一 | May 21, 1973 |
| Ekizo Fujibayashi | 藤林益三 | May 25, 1976 |
| Masao Okahara | 岡原昌男 | August 26, 1977 |
| Takaaki Hattori | 服部高顯 | April 2, 1979 |
| Osamu Terada | 寺田治郎 | October 1, 1982 |
| Koichi Yaguchi | 矢口洪一 | November 5, 1985 |
| Ryohachi Kusaba | 草場良八 | February 20, 1990 |
| Toru Miyoshi | 三好達 | November 7, 1995 |
| Shigeru Yamaguchi | 山口繁 | October 31, 1997 |
| Akira Machida | 町田顯 | November 6, 2002 |
| Niro Shimada | 島田仁郎 | October 16, 2006 |
| Hironobu Takesaki | 竹崎博允 | November 21, 2008 |
| Itsurō Terada | 寺田逸郎 | April 1, 2014 |