Ryosuke Yasunami (born April 19, 1957) is a Japanese jurist who has served as an associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan since 2021.
Education and career Yasunami was born on April 19, 1957, in Japan. He attended the University of Tokyo and graduated with a degree in law in 1981. Yasunami served as a judge in various lower courts for nearly 40 years before his appointment to the Supreme Court. Yasunami served in the following positions:
1983-93: Judge, Hiroshima District Court 1993-95: Judge, Kobe District Court 1995-98: Judge, Tokyo District Court 1998-99: Director, Second Division of the Administrative Affairs Bureau, Supreme Court 1999-2001: Director, First and Third Divisions of the Administrative Affairs Bureau, Supreme Court 2001-05: Director, Re-numeration Division of the Personnel Affairs Bureau, Supreme Court 2005-07: Presiding Judge, Tokyo District Court 2007-10: Director of Secretariat, Tokyo High Court 2010-11: Presiding Judge, Tokyo District Court 2011-14: Director General, Personnel Affairs Bureau, Supreme Court 2014-16: President, Shizuoka District Court 2016-18: Presiding Judge, Tokyo High Court 2018: President, Tokyo District Court 2018-21: President, Osaka High Court
Supreme Court On July 16, 2021, Yasunami was appointed to the Supreme Court of Japan. In Japan, justices are formally nominated by the Emperor (at that time, Naruhito) but in reality the Cabinet chooses the nominees and the Emperor's role is a formality.
Yasunami's term is scheduled to end on April 18, 2027 (one day before he turns 70). This is because all members of the court have a mandatory retirement age of 70.
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