Naoto Otani, Secretary of the Supreme Court, who retires from retirement age, recalled at a press conference that he was forced to respond to how to maintain the function of the judiciary as the infection of the new corona spreads.
Naoto Otani, 69, of the Supreme Court, became a judge of the Supreme Court in 2015, seven years ago, and served as secretary for more than four years from 2018.
As the presiding judge of the Great Court, he handed down eight judgments and decisions, including a judgment that Japanese living overseas could not vote for national examination as a violation of the Constitution and a judgment that the provisions of the Civil Code that do not allow married couples to have different surnames were constitutional. In addition, as the head of the judicial administration, we promoted the introduction of IT in civil court procedures.
At the press conference, Secretary Otani cited the response to the new corona as an impressive event, and recalled that "how to prevent the spread of infection and properly maintain the function of the judiciary, a response that has never been experienced was required." ..
On top of that, "One of the triggers was the spread of infectious diseases, which accelerated the efforts to digitize court procedures. The introduction of IT in civil lawsuits has passed a law, and concrete progress is being made toward an easy-to-use judiciary. I think. "
In addition, as an expectation for the future, "Is it okay to look only at the disputes brought to the court? Increase the sensitivity of the antenna that judges and staff can accurately catch the actual situation of the area and its changes," "Judiciary familiar to the people. It is necessary to continue the efforts toward. "
Judge Saburo Tokura of the Supreme Court will succeed him.