Naoto Ōtani

Naoto Ōtani
大谷 直人
Ōtani in 2019
19th Chief Justice of Japan
In office
January 9, 2018 – June 23, 2022
Appointed byEmperor Akihito
Preceded byItsurō Terada
Succeeded bySaburo Tokura
Personal details
Born大谷直人 (Ōtani Naoto)
(1952-06-23) June 23, 1952
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (1975)
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Naoto Ōtani (大谷 直人, Ōtani Naoto; born June 23, 1952) is a Japanese lawyer who served as the 19th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan from 2018 to 2022.