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Shintaro Kato

Shintaro Kato

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TEL:
81-3-6775-1311
FAX:
81-3-6775-2311

Shintaro Kato principally focuses on litigation. He litigates civil and commercial disputes, and also acts as an arbitrator and a judge in alternative dispute resolution procedures. With extensive experience as a court judge, Shintaro Kato is skilled at understanding arguments, counterarguments, proofs and rebuttals and at analyzing cases based on a thoughtful and thorough examination of the facts. He has written a number of books and theses. As a result of his expertise, Shintaro Kato receives numerous requests to prepare opinions and second opinions and to give lectures.

Kato Shintaro

Practice Areas

Background

1973 Nagoya University (LL.B.)
1992 Nagoya University (Doctor of Law)
1975 The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
1975 Assistant Judge of the Tokyo District Court
1977 Visiting Scholar, University of Washington School of Law
1978 Assistant Judge of the Nagoya Family Court
1980 Assistant Judge, General Affairs Bureau, General Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Japan
1985 Judge of the Osaka District Court
1988 Professor for Civil Lawsuits, The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
1989 - 1992 Bar Examiner of the Bar Examination (second-stage of testing)
1992 Director General of the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
1998 Division-head Judge of the Tokyo District Court
2001 Senior Professor for Judge Training, The Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan
2001 - 2004 Member, the Study Panel on Training of Legal Professionals of the Task Force on Cabinet Judicial System Reform
2002 - 2005 Member, Council for University Chartering and School Juridical Person, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(University Chartering Sub-Committee)
2004 - 2005 Member, Evaluation and Accreditation of Law Schools Committee, National Institution for Academic Degrees of University Evaluation
2005 Chief Justice of the Niigata District Court
2007 Chief Justice of the Mito District Court
2009 Chief Justice and Division-head Judge of the Tokyo High Court
2009 - 2015 Disciplinary Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association (Outside Expert)
2015 - 2021 Professor, Chuo University, Master of Laws (Civil Procedure)
2021 - Fellow of Chuo Law School
2022 - Part-time lecturer, Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School of Law and Politics (Civil Law Practice)
2022 - Part-time lecturer, Nihon University Law School (Legal ethics)

Publications

May 2024
Jan 2018

Achievements

Professional Admissions

  • Japan (1975)

Professional and Academic Associations

  • Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association

Languages

  • Japanese (first language)
  • English