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Hibiku SHIMIZU

 

Foreign Language English
Contact Phone: +81-(0)3-6265-4680
Fax: +81-(0)3-6265-4681
Practice Areas General Practice in civil matters including non-commercial cases, Employment and Labor Laws, Intellectual Property, Conflict of Laws

Qualification and Experience

Jan. 2026 – present Advisor, T&K Partners
2023 – Oct. 2025 Presiding Judge, Intellectual Property High Court
2020 – 2023 Presiding Judge, Osaka High Court
2019 – 2020 President, Wakayama District/Family Court
2018 – 2019 Chief of Branch, Kawasaki Branch, Yokohama District/Family Court
2012 – 2018 Judge, Tokyo High Court Judge; Presiding Judge, Tokyo District Court
2009 – 2012 Chief of Branch, Koriyama Branch, Fukushima District/Family Court
2006 – 2009 Judge, Tokyo District Court Judge
2001 – 2006 Counselor, Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
2000 – 2001 Attorney, Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice
1997 – 2000 First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands
1992 – 1997 Attorney, Civil Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice; Treaty Bureau Official, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1988 – 1992 Assistant Judge, Tokyo District Court and Asahikawa Family Court (studied abroad for one year)
1988 Appointed judge
Mar. 1986 Graduated from Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo
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