Kaoru Onimaru

Kaoru Onimaru (鬼丸 かおる, Onimaru Kaoru) is a lawyer and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan.

Kaoru Onimaru
Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan
Personal details
Born (1949-02-07) February 7, 1949 (age 75)
Tokyo, Allied-Occupied Japan
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo
OccupationJudge

She was born on February 7, 1949. In 1973, she earned her law degree from the University of Tokyo.[1] On February 16, 2013, Onimaru was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. Prior to her judgeship, Onimaru practiced for decades as a family law attorney.[2][3] She had also served as a member of the National Life Council of the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Labor Insurance Review Board.[4][5] She retired from the bench on February 6, 2019, and currently serves as a LIXIL Group Board of Director.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Resume: Kaoru Onimaru". LIXIL. 2019.
  2. ^ Japan (February 2008). Kanpō (in Japanese).
  3. ^ "鬼丸かおる最高裁判事に聴く" (PDF). JWBA. 2014.
  4. ^ "最高裁判事に鬼丸氏". 日本経済新聞 電子版 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. ^ Landers, Peter (2013-02-07). "'Demon' Lawyer Becomes Japan's Third Female Justice". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. ^ "最高裁判事に草野氏：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  7. ^ "LIXIL Group Board & Executive Officers | Corporate Governance | About Us | LIXIL". www.lixil.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.