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Yukihiko Imasaki

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Yukihiko Imasaki
今崎幸彦
21st Chief Justice of Japan
Assumed office
August 10, 2024
Appointed byEmperor Naruhito
Preceded bySaburo Tokura
Supreme Court Justice
Assumed office
June 24, 2022
Appointed bySecond Kishida Cabinet
Personal details
Born
今崎幸彦 (Imasaki Yukihiko)

(1957-11-10) November 10, 1957 (age 67)
Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Alma materKyoto University, Faculty of Law

Yukihiko Imasaki (今崎幸彦, Imasaki Yukihiko, born November 10, 1957) is a Japanese jurist. He has served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan since August 16, 2024.

Imasaki has previously served as Chief Justice of the Mito District Court and Chief Justice of the Tokyo District Court. He was appointed to the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022.

Education and career

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Yukihiko Imasaki was born in 1957 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. He attended Kyoto University and graduated with a degree in Law in 1981.[1]

Supreme Court

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On June 24, 2022, Imasaki was appointed to the Supreme Court of Japan.

In 2023, Imasaki presided over a Supreme Court ruling that toilet use restrictions placed on a transgender official at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry were illegal.[2]

After Chief Justice Saburo Tokura reached the mandatory retirement age of 70, Imasaki was appointed Chief Justice.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "IMASAKI Yukihiko | 今崎幸彦 - Courts in Japan".
  2. ^ "Japan's top court: Toilet restrictions on transgender woman illegal". NHK World. July 11, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Endo, Takahashi (July 9, 2024). "Imasaki to be appointed next Supreme Court chief justice". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved September 23, 2024.