I hereby promulgate the Law for the Partial Amendment, etc. to the Law concerning the Compensation, etc. of Judges.
Signed:HIROHITO, Seal of the Emperor
This twenty-third day of the twelfth month of the twenty-third year of Shows (December 23, 1948)
Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru
Law for the Partial Amendment, etc. to the Law Concerning the Compensation, etc. of Judges
A part of the Law concerning the Compensation, etc. of Judges (Law No.75 of 1948) shall be amended as follows:
The following one Article shall be added next to Article 14:
Article 15. The monthly amount of compensation for Summary Court judges who are in special category may, for the time being, be fixed at 20,000 yen, irrespective of the provisions of Article 2.
The annexed list shall be amended as follows:
Annexed List
Classification |
Monthly Amount |
President of the Supreme Court |
\40,000 |
Judge of the Supreme Court |
32,000 |
President of the Tokyo High Court |
30,400 |
President of High Court except Tokyo High Court |
28,800 |
Judge |
1st class |
24,000 |
2nd class |
22,000 |
3rd class |
20,000 |
4th class |
18,200 |
5th class |
16,400 |
Assistant Judge |
1st class |
13,200 |
2nd class |
11,600 |
3rd class |
10,000 |
4th class |
8,600 |
5th class |
6,700 |
6th class |
6,000 |
Judge of Summary Court |
1st class |
18,200 |
2nd class |
16,400 |
3rd class |
13,200 |
4th class |
11,600 |
5th class |
10,000 |
6th class |
8,600 |
7th class |
6,700 |
8th class |
6,000 |
Supplementary Provisions:
1. The present Law shall come into force as from the day of its promulgation, and shall apply from November 1, 1948.
2. The compensation and other allowances already paid as those on and after November 1, 1948 to judges shall be deemed as part payment of the compensation and other allowances prescribed by the new Law.
3. The Law concerning the Compensation and Others of Judges, etc. after June, 1948 (Law No.96 of 1948) shall be abolished.
Minister of Finance pro term. Minister of State OYA Shinzo
Attorney-General UEDA Shunkichi
Prime Minister YOSHIDA Shigeru