Masaharu Ōhashi Explained

Masaharu Ōhashi
Office:Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
Term Start:13 February 2012
Term End:30 March 2017
Predecessor:Kohei Nasu
Successor:Saburo Tokura
Birth Date:31 March 1947
Birth Place:Tokyo, Allied-Occupied Japan
Alma Mater:University of Tokyo
Harvard Law School
Occupation:Judge

is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Japan, serving from 2012 to 2017. He was appointed on 13 February 2012, succeeding Kohei Nasu on the Third Petty Bench.[1] He passed the bar exam in 1968, received his LLB (in both Private Law and Public Law programs) from the University of Tokyo in 1969, and his LLM degree from Harvard Law School in 1976. Before joining the Supreme Court, he held a number of high-profile positions in the Japanese Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) and was a co-founder/partner of Tokei Partners.[2] He reportedly enjoys pottery, rakugo, and legal dramas.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2701E_X21C11A2EB2000/?at=DGXZZO0195583008122009000000 :日本経済新聞
  2. Web site: Lawyers Masaharu Ohashi / Tokei Partners . 2013-07-07 . https://archive.today/20130707104402/http://www.o2m-law.com/en/lawyers/ohashi.html . 2013-07-07 . dead .
  3. Web site: 裁判所|OHASHI Masaharu . 2013-07-07 . dead . https://archive.today/20130707104521/http://www.courts.go.jp/english/about/justices/ohashi/index.html . 2013-07-07 .