National
President of the Judicial Yuan
- Chinese (Hant): 司法院院長
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of China
- Exact method
- Nominated by the President of the Republic with the consent of the Legislative Yuan (Additional Articles, Art. 5). The President has no confirmed holder since 1 Nov 2024; the Legislative Yuan rejected the first slate of nominees on 24 Dec 2024 and the post is filled by an acting president.
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of China
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Shieh Ming-yan Acting since November 2024 Report Source: judicial.gov.tw, checked (+1 more)
Sources
- law.moj.gov.tw · checked Ministry of Justice Laws & Regulations Database, 中華民國憲法增修條文 Art. 5, read 2026-10-12: Grand Justices, including the President and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan, are nominated and, with the consent of the Legislative Yuan, appointed by the President; selector set to the President of the Republic. For: President of the Judicial Yuan
- law.moj.gov.tw · checked Ministry of Justice (ROC), Laws & Regulations Database, Constitution of the Republic of China / Additional Articles, read 2026-10-12: structure, powers and selection methods of offices. For: President of the Judicial Yuan
- law.moj.gov.tw · checked Ministry of Justice Laws & Regulations Database, 中華民國憲法增修條文 (Additional Articles), read 2026-10-12: 總統, 副總統, 行政院院長/副院長, 立法委員, 立法院院長, 司法院院長, 大法官. For: President of the Judicial Yuan in Chinese (Hant)
- judicial.gov.tw · checked Judicial Yuan, 首長主管簡介 院長簡介, read 2026-10-12: 謝銘洋 現職 司法院代理院長 (acting President of the Judicial Yuan) from 113年11月1日 (2024-11-01). For: Shieh Ming-yan, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia, Judicial Yuan (page last edited 2026-03-19), read 2026-10-12: Shieh Ming-yan acting President since 2024-11-01; official Judicial Yuan site gave no machine-readable roster. For: Shieh Ming-yan, current term