Court Organization Act Article 51-6

This English translation was last updated on 2024-11-29, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-05-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.

The judgment for legal disputes in the Civil Grand Chamber or the Criminal Grand Chamber shall be conducted by a collegial panel of eleven judges. The positions of presiding judges of the Civil Grand Chamber and the Criminal Chamber shall be assumed by the President of the Supreme Court and a division chief judge assigned by the President. The panel of judges of the Civil Grand Chamber or the Criminal Grand Chamber is composed of one judge as assigned by the court submitting the case and nine judges elected by ballot from civil court divisions or criminal court divisions.Each court division should have at least one judge as an elected judge of the Grand Chamber.
中文原文 法院組織法第51-6條
民事大法庭、刑事大法庭裁判法律爭議,各以法官十一人合議行之,並分別由最高法院院長及其指定之庭長,擔任民事大法庭或刑事大法庭之審判長。
民事大法庭、刑事大法庭之庭員,由提案庭指定庭員一人及票選之民事庭、刑事庭法官九人擔任。
前項由票選產生之大法庭庭員,每庭至少應有一人。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.