Supreme Court Justice Okamura "I will do my best for a fair trial" Aspiration October 2 19:54
Mr. Kazumi Okamura, the former Secretary of the Consumer Affairs Agency, took office as a new judge of the Supreme Court. I will do my best, "he said.
Judge Okamura is 61 years old. He was appointed as a new judge of the Supreme Court on the 2nd, replacing Judge Yukiyuki Yamamoto, who retired on the 25th of last month.
Judge Okamura became a lawyer in 1983 and worked as a prosecutor after working for a foreign financial institution. He served as the director of the Human Rights Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, and served as the Director of the Consumer Affairs Agency until July.
Judge Okamura said at the inaugural meeting on the 2nd, “I think that it is an important job to play a part in the responsibility for the future. I will do my best for a successful trial, ”he said.
Also, regarding the increase in the number of women judges by the appointment of Judge Okamura, “I think that the number of women in the legal profession continues to increase and the number of women judges in the Supreme Court will increase as a natural trend.” It was.