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 by | Emperor Akihito |
| Preceded by | Itsurō Terada |
| Succeeded by | Saburo Tokura |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 大谷直人 (Ōtani Naoto) June 23, 1952 Akabira, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law (1975) |
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.