Kaoru Onimaru (鬼丸 かおる, Onimaru Kaoru) is a lawyer and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan.

She was born on February 7, 1949. In 1973, she earned her law degree from the University of Tokyo.[1] On February 16, 2013, Onimaru was appointed as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan. Prior to her judgeship, Onimaru practiced for decades as a family law attorney.[2][3] She had also served as a member of the National Life Council of the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Labor Insurance Review Board.[4][5] She retired from the bench on February 6, 2019, and currently serves as a LIXIL Group Board of Director.[6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Resume: Kaoru Onimaru". LIXIL. 2019.
  2. ↑ Japan (February 2008). Kanpō (in Japanese).
  3. ↑ "鬼丸かおる最高裁判事に聴く" (PDF). JWBA. 2014.
  4. ↑ "最高裁判事に鬼丸氏". 日本経済新聞 電子版 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. ↑ Landers, Peter (2013-02-07). "'Demon' Lawyer Becomes Japan's Third Female Justice". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. ↑ "最高裁判事に草野氏：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  7. ↑ "LIXIL Group Board & Executive Officers | Corporate Governance | About Us | LIXIL". www.lixil.com. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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