Supreme Court of Japan

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The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court
court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
abbreviation SCJ
appointmentOfAssociateJustices by the Cabinet of Japan
appointmentOfChiefJustice by the Emperor of Japan
on the advice of the Cabinet of Japan
branchOf Judiciary of Japan
buildingLocation Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
buildingName Supreme Court of Japan Building
city Tokyo
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Japan
country Japan
dateFormed May 3, 1947
established 1947
hasAuthority constitutional review
final appeal in administrative cases
final appeal in civil cases
final appeal in criminal cases
judicial review
hasDivision First Petty Bench
Grand Bench
Second Petty Bench
Third Petty Bench
headOfCourt Chief Justice of Japan
includesPosition Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
Chief Justice of Japan
jurisdiction Japan
languageOfProceedings Japanese
legalSystem civil law system
location Chiyoda, Tokyo
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
nativeName 最高裁判所
nativeNameLanguage Japanese
numberOfAssociateJustices 14
numberOfGrandBenchJustices 15
numberOfJustices 15
numberOfPettyBenches 3
partOf Government of Japan
predecessor Taishin-in
quorumGrandBench at least two-thirds of all justices
quorumPettyBench 5 justices
reviewsConstitutionalityOf laws
official acts
orders
regulations
shortName Saikō-Saibansho
termLength until mandatory retirement

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Government of Japan highestCourt Supreme Court of Japan
Judiciary of Japan headCourt Supreme Court of Japan
Judiciary of Japan hasLevel Supreme Court of Japan
Judiciary of Japan hasCourt Supreme Court of Japan
Constitution of Japan definesJudiciary Supreme Court of Japan
Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan) hasComponent Supreme Court of Japan
subject linked to: Supreme Court and lower courts
Supreme Court and lower courts (Japan) headedBy Supreme Court of Japan
subject linked to: Supreme Court and lower courts
Supreme Court of Japan nativeName 最高裁判所
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
district courts of Japan supervisedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Nihon-koku Kenpō establishesInstitution Supreme Court of Japan
Legal Training and Research Institute operatedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Legal Training and Research Institute supervisingAuthority Judicial Conference of the Supreme Court of Japan
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
Chief Justice of Japan headOf Supreme Court of Japan
Chief Justice of Japan memberOf Supreme Court of Japan
Chief Justice of Japan hasAuthorityOver Supreme Court justices of Japan
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
Renunciation of War interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Supplementary Provisions (Constitution of Japan) interpretedBy Supreme Court of Japan
subject linked to: Supplementary Provisions
family courts of Japan supervisedBy Supreme Court of Japan
Tokyo High Court appealsTo Supreme Court of Japan
Tokyo High Court supervisedBy Supreme Court of Japan
High Courts of Japan below Supreme Court of Japan
High Courts of Japan finalAppealTo Supreme Court of Japan
High Courts of Japan administrativeOversight Supreme Court of Japan
Supreme Court Secretariat jurisdiction Supreme Court of Japan
Supreme Court Secretariat parentOrganization Supreme Court of Japan
Supreme Court Secretariat subordinateTo Supreme Court of Japan
summary courts of Japan hasCounterpart Supreme Court of Japan
Osaka High Court higherCourt Supreme Court of Japan
SCJ standsFor Supreme Court of Japan
Supreme Court of Japan nativeName 最高裁判所
subject linked to: SCJ
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
First Petty Bench partOf Supreme Court of Japan
First Petty Bench canReferCasesTo Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
Nagoya High Court higherCourt Supreme Court of Japan
Nagoya High Court appealTo Supreme Court of Japan
Fukuoka High Court higherCourt Supreme Court of Japan
Sendai High Court higherCourt Supreme Court of Japan
Sapporo High Court higherCourt Supreme Court of Japan
Meiji Constitution judicialBody Supreme Court of Judicature of Japan
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
National Diet Building nearby Supreme Court of Japan
Hiroshima High Court below Supreme Court of Japan
Hiroshima High Court canBeAppealedTo Supreme Court of Japan
Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo contains Supreme Court of Japan
Third Petty Bench partOf Supreme Court of Japan
Third Petty Bench parentCourt Supreme Court of Japan
Third Petty Bench subordinateTo Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
Third Petty Bench canReferCasesTo Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan
linked to: Supreme Court of Japan
Takamatsu High Court higherCourt Supreme Court of Japan