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.Judicial Yuan—President
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Before 1947 Constitution Period: 1928 – 1948 № PortraitName(Birth–Death)Term of officePolitical partyChairman1 Wang Ch'ung-hui王寵惠Wáng Chǒnghuì(1881–1958) Nov 1928 Jan 1932 Kuomintang Tan Yankai, Chiang Kai-shek, Lin Sen2 Wu Chaoshu伍朝樞Wǔ Cháoshū(1887–1934) Jan 1932 Mar 1932 Kuomintang Lin SenDid 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 № PortraitName(Birth–Death)Term of officePolitical partyPresident of the Republic1 Wang Ch'ung-hui王寵惠Wáng Chǒnghuì(1881–1958) 2 Jul 1948 15 Mar 1958 Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shekDied in office.– Hsieh Kuan-sheng謝冠生Xiè Guànshēng(1897–1971) 18 Mar 1958 14 Jun 1958 Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shekActing.2 Hsieh Kuan-sheng謝冠生Xiè Guànshēng(1897–1971) 14 Jun 1958 1 Dec 1971 Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek3 Tien Chung-chin田炯錦Tián Jiǒngjǐn(1899–1977) 1 Dec 1971 30 Mar 1977 Kuomintang Chiang Kai-shek, Yen Chia-kanDied 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-kuoFirst 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-kuo6 Lin Yang-kang林洋港Lín Yánggǎng(1927–2013) 1 May 1987 1 Sep 1994 Kuomintang Chiang Ching-kuo, Lee Teng-hui7 Shih Chi-yang施啟揚Shī Qǐyáng(1935–2019) 1 Sep 1994 25 Jan 1999 Kuomintang Lee Teng-hui– Lu Yu-wen呂有文Lǚ Yǒuwén(1926–1999) 25 Jan 1999 1 Feb 1999 Independent Lee Teng-huiActing
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.PortraitNameTerm of officeNotePresident of the Republic1Weng Yueh-sheng 1 Feb 1999 30 Sep 2007 Lee Teng-hui, Chen Shui-bian2Lai In-jaw 1 Oct 2007 18 Jul 2010 Chen Shui-bian, Ma Ying-jeou–Hsieh Tsai-chuan 19 July 2010 12 Oct 2010 Ma Ying-jeou3Rai Hau-min 13 Oct 2010 31 Oct 2016 Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen4Hsu Tzong-li 1 Nov 2016 1 Nov 2024 Tsai Ing-wen, Lai Ching-te–Shieh Ming-yan 1 Nov 2024 Incumbent Lai Ching-te
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