Hironobu Takesaki
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is a Japanese lawyer and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo
Faculty of Law and of Columbia Law School
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At age 64, Takesaki replaced Niro Shimada
as the Chief Justice when November 21, 2008, the date of Shimada's mandatory retirement, came.
Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan , located in Chiyoda, Tokyo is the highest court in Japan. It has ultimate judicial authority to interpret the Japanese constitution and decide questions of national law...
. He is a graduate of the University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
Faculty of Law and of Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
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At age 64, Takesaki replaced Niro Shimada
Niro Shimada
was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan.Born in Tokyo, he attended the University of Tokyo, graduating with an LL.B. and passing the bar examination in 1962. He was appointed as an assistant judge in 1964 and rotated through the criminal divisions of the Tokyo and Nagoya District Courts...
as the Chief Justice when November 21, 2008, the date of Shimada's mandatory retirement, came.