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Judicial branch Taiwan, in 36 editions.
The entry for Taiwan published Judicial branch in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 15 editions. Each is shown as published. Judicial branch in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 15
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Judicial branch” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- Judicial Yuan Chief of State--President LI Teng-hui (since 13 January 1988);
- Vice President LI Yuan-tzu (will take office 20 May 1990);
- Head of Government--Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) HAO Po-ts'un (since 2 May 1990);
- Vice Premier (Vice President of the Executive Yuan) SHIH Ch'i-yang (since NA July 1988)
Judicial Yuan Chief of State--President LI Teng-hui (since 13 January 1988); Vice President LI Yuan-tzu (will take office 20 May 1990); Head of Government--Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) HAO Po-ts'un (since 2 May 1990); Vice Premier (Vice President of the Executive Yuan) SHIH Ch'i-yang (since NA July 1988)
- Judicial Yuan Chief of State--President LI Teng-hui (since 13 January 1988);
- Vice President LI Yuan-zu (since 20 May 1990);
- Head of Government--Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) HAO Po-ts'un (since 2 May 1990);
- Vice Premier (Vice President of the Executive Yuan) SHIH Ch'i-yang (since NA July 1988) Kuomintang (Nationalist Party), LI Teng-hui, chairman;
- Democratic Socialist Party and Young China Party controlled by Kuomintang;
- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP);
- Labor Party;
- 27 other minor parties
Judicial Yuan Chief of State--President LI Teng-hui (since 13 January 1988); Vice President LI Yuan-tzu (will take office Yuan-zu (since 20 May 1990); Head of Government--Premier (President of the Executive Yuan) HAO Po-ts'un (since 2 May 1990); Vice Premier (Vice President of the Executive Yuan) SHIH Ch'i-yang (since NA July 1988) Kuomintang (Nationalist Party), LI Teng-hui, chairman; Democratic Socialist Party and Young China Party controlled by Kuomintang; Democratic Progressive Party (DPP); Labor Party; 27 other minor parties
The same text in 4 editions, 1992 to 1995.
Judicial Yuan
Rewritten: too little of the 1991 text remains to mark the changes.
Judicial Yuan
Judicial Yuan, justices nominated and appointed for nine-year terms by the president
Judicial Yuan Yuan, justices nominated and appointed
for nine-year terms by the president
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Judicial Yuan, justices appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly
Judicial Yuan, justices nominated and appointed
for nine-year terms
with the consent of the National Assembly
Judicial Yuan, justices appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly
Judicial Yuan, justices appointed by the president
president with the consent of the National Assembly
Judicial Yuan, justices appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly
Judicial Yuan, justices appointed by the
Judicial Yuan (justices appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly; note - beginning in 2003, justices will be appointed by the president with the consent of the Legislative Yuan)
Rewritten: too little of the 2000 text remains to mark the changes.
Judicial Yuan (justices appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly; note - beginning in 2003, justices will be appointed by the president with the consent of the Legislative Yuan)
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Judicial Yuan (justices appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly; note - beginning in 2003, justices will be appointed by the president with consent of the Legislative Yuan)
Judicial Yuan (justices appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly; note - beginning in 2003, justices will be appointed by the president with the consent of the Legislative Yuan)
The same text in 9 editions, 2004 to 2012.
Judicial Yuan (justices appointed by the president with consent of the Legislative Yuan)
Judicial Yuan (justices appointed by the president with consent of the National Assembly; note - beginning in 2003, justices will be appointed by the president with consent of the Legislative Yuan)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices);
- Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
- judge selection and term of office:
- both Supreme Court and Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president of the republic with the approval of the Legislative Yuan;
- Supreme Court justices appointed for life;
- Constitutional Court president, vice-president, and 8 grand justices serve 4-year terms and remaining justices serve 8-year terms
- subordinate courts:
- high courts;
- district courts;
- hierarchy of administrative courts
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
highest court(s):
Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
judge selection and term of office:
both Supreme Court and Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president of the republic with the approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices appointed for life; Constitutional Court president, vice-president, and 8 grand justices serve 4-year terms and remaining justices serve 8-year terms
subordinate courts:
high courts; district courts; hierarchy of administrative courts
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices);
- Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court justices appointed by the president;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president with approval of the Legislative Yuan;
- Supreme Court justices appointed for life;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms with half the membership renewed every 4 years
- subordinate courts:
- high courts;
- district courts;
- hierarchy of administrative courts
highest court(s):
judge selection and term of office:
bothand justices appointed by the president; Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president of the republic with the approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices appointed for life; Constitutional Court president, vice-president, and 8 grand justices serve 4-year terms and remaining justices serve appointed for 8-year terms with half the membership renewed every 4 years
subordinate courts:
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- highest courts:
- Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices);
- Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court justices appointed by the president;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan;
- Supreme Court justices serve for life;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years
- subordinate courts:
- high courts;
- district courts;
- hierarchy of administrative courts
highest court(s): courts: Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court justices appointed by the president; Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices appointed serve for life; Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years
subordinate courts: high courts; district courts; hierarchy of administrative courts
The same text in 2022 and 2023.
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices);
- Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court justices appointed by the president;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan;
- Supreme Court justices serve for life;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years
- subordinate courts:
- high courts;
- district courts;
- hierarchy of administrative courts
highest courts: court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court justices appointed by the president; Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices serve for life; Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years
subordinate courts: high courts; district courts; hierarchy of administrative courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into civil and criminal panels, each with a chief justice and 4 associate justices);
- Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court justices appointed by the president;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan;
- Supreme Court justices serve for life;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years
- subordinate courts:
- high courts;
- district courts;
- hierarchy of administrative courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into 8 civil and 12 criminal divisions, panels, each with a division chief justice and 4 associate justices); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court justices appointed by the president; Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices serve for life; Constitutional Court justices appointed for 8-year terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years
subordinate courts: high courts; district courts; hierarchy of administrative courts
- highest court(s):
- Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into civil and criminal panels, each with a chief justice and 4 associate justices);
- Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
- judge selection and term of office:
- Supreme Court justices appointed for life by the president;
- Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan, for 8-year terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years
- subordinate courts:
- high courts;
- district courts;
- hierarchy of administrative courts
highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and approximately 100 judges organized into civil and criminal panels, each with a chief justice and 4 associate justices); Constitutional Court (consists of the court president, vice president, and 13 justices)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court justices appointed for life by the president; Constitutional Court justices appointed by the president, with approval of the Legislative Yuan; Supreme Court justices serve for life; Constitutional Court justices appointed Yuan, for 8-year terms, with half the membership renewed every 4 years
subordinate courts: high courts; district courts; hierarchy of administrative courts
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Taiwan: Judicial branch.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/taiwan/judicial-branch.