Tsutomu Aoyagi
Tsutomu Aoyagi

Of Counsel

Tokyo
TEL: 81-3-6775-1703
/FAX: 81-3-6775-2703
Tsutomu Aoyagi served as a criminal judge for many years, and especially since the introduction of the saiban-in (lay judge) system, he made efforts to accomplish the trial-centered principle and the criminal justice system rooted in the citizens. In addition to general criminal cases, he was also in charge of economic cases such as embezzlement, aggravated breach of trust, and fraud, as well as tax evasion cases and bribery cases, etc. During his tenure as a councilor of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, he engaged in the interpretation of the Constitution and Administrative Law.
SERVICES
Practice Areas
Government Investigations and Crisis Management
CAREER
Mar 1979
The University of Tokyo (LL.B.)
Apr 1981 - Jul 1983
Assistant Judge of the Tokyo District Court
Jul 1983 - Jul 1985
Studying in Germany(University Freiburg)
Aug 1985 - Mar 1987
Criminal Affairs Bureau of the Supreme Court
Apr 1987 - Mar 1989
Deputy Director, Policy Division, Food Commerce and Marketing Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Apr 1989 - Apr 1991
Assistant Judge of the Hiroshima District Court
Apr 1991 - Mar 1992
Judge of the Hiroshima District Court
Apr 1992 - Jan 1993
Judge of the Tokyo District Court
Jan 1993 - Jul 1995
Research Official of the Supreme Court
Jul 1995 - Aug 2000
Counsellor of the First Department, Cabinet Legislation Bureau
Aug 2000 - Mar 2001
Judge of the Tokyo High Court
Apr 2001 - Feb 2003
Judge of the Tokyo District Court
Feb 2003 - Jan 2008
Division-head, Criminal Division No. 10 of the Tokyo District Court
Jan 2008 - Oct 2012
Senior Research Official, Criminal Research Official’s Office, Supreme Court
Oct 2012 - Mar 2014
Chief Justice of the Niigata District Court
Mar 2014 - Mar 2020
Division-head, Criminal Division No. 2 of the Tokyo High Court
Mar 2020 - May 2021
President of the Sendai High Court
May 2021
Age-limit retirement
Apr 2024 -
Adjunct Lecturer, Gakushuin University, Faculty of Law
QUALIFICATIONS
Japan (2021)
PROFESSIONAL AND
ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS
Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
LANGUAGES
Japanese (first language)
Tsutomu Aoyagi
Tsutomu Aoyagi
TEL: 81-3-6775-1703
/FAX: 81-3-6775-2703