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Masaharu Ōhashi

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Masaharu Ōhashi
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
In office
13 February 2012 – 30 March 2017
Preceded byKohei Nasu
Succeeded bySaburo Tokura
Personal details
Born (1947-03-31) March 31, 1947 (age 77)
Tokyo, Allied-Occupied Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
Harvard Law School
OccupationJudge

Masaharu Ōhashi (大橋正春, Masaharu Ōhashi, born March 31, 1947) 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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References

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  1. ^ :日本経済新聞
  2. ^ "Lawyers Masaharu Ohashi / Tokei Partners". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  3. ^ "裁判所|OHASHI Masaharu". Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
Government offices
Preceded by Justice
Supreme Court of Japan

2012-Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent