President of the Judicial Yuan
| Judicial Yuan Constitutional Court 司法院 |
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| Established | 1937 |
| Country | Republic of China |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Composition method | Presidential nomination with Legislative Yuan confirmation |
| Authorized by | Constitution of the Republic of China |
| Judge term length | 4 or 8 years |
| No. of positions | 15 |
| Website | www.judicial.gov.tw |
| President and Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Hsu Tzong-li |
| Since | 1 November 2016 |
| Vice President and Justice | |
| Currently | Tsai Jeong-duen |
| Since | 1 November 2016 |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sīfǎ Yuàn |
| Bopomofo | ㄙ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | syfaa Yuann |
| Wade–Giles | Szu1-fa3 Yüan4 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Sīhfǎ Yuàn |
| MPS2 | Sz̄fǎ Yuàn |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Sṳ̂-fap Yen |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Su-hoat Īⁿ |
| Tâi-lô | Su-huat Īnn |
The Judicial Yuan (Chinese: 司法院; pinyin: Sīfǎ Yuàn; Wade–Giles: Szu1-fa3 Yüan4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Su-hoat Īⁿ) is one of the five branches (五院; wǔyuàn) of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan, and serves as the highest judicial organ.
Its Justices of the Constitutional Court (大法官會議, literally ‘Council of Grand Justices’), with 15 members, is charged with interpreting the Constitution. The President and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan are chosen from among the Justices by the President. Eight of the grand justices, including the president and vice president of the Judicial Yuan, serve four-year terms, and the remaining justices serve eight-year terms.
The Judicial Yuan also supervises the Supreme Court, the high courts, district courts, the Administrative Court, and the Commission on the Disciplinary Sanctions of Public Functionaries.
According to Articles 77 and 78 of the Constitution of the Republic of China, Article 5 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution, Articles 30, 43, and 75 of the Local Government Systems Act, the major functions of the Judicial Yuan are as follows:
There are currently 21 District Courts (Chinese: 地方法院; pinyin: Dìfāng Fǎyuàn) in the Taiwan Area (including Taiwan and part of Fujian):
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