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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. 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. 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. She retired from the bench on February 6, 2019, and currently serves as a LIXIL Group Board of Director.

See also

• List of justices of the Supreme Court of Japan
• Supreme Court of Japan

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.
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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.

• Japanese women lawyers
• Supreme Court of Japan justices
• University of Tokyo alumni
• 1949 births
• Living people