Wayne State University Law School will host a lecture by Judge Yasuhisa Kurachi of the Kobe District Court in Japan on Wednesday, Feb. 14 in the school’s third floor faculty lounge.
He will discuss Japanese proceedings from investigation to prosecution.
Kurachi observed criminal procedure at Wayne County Circuit Court from September through December last year, including arraignments on warrants, preliminary examinations and charging processes by a prosecuting attorney
“Throughout my research, I noticed that the proceedings from investigation to prosecution of the Third Circuit Court were totally different from those of Japan,” he said. “So, at this time, I’d like to introduce Japanese proceedings from investigation to prosecution compared with those of Wayne County.” Kurachi is visiting as part of a special arrangement between Wayne Law, the Third Circuit Court of Michigan and the Supreme Court of Japan.
The arrangement, which began in 2007, provides for a judge from the Japanese judicial system to visit Michigan to research and study the American judicial system, with a special emphasis on Michigan trial courts.
Kurachi has served on the Kobe District Court as a judge since 2008. He received his training as a legal apprentice from the Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court of Japan.
He received a bachelor of law degree from the University of Tokyo.Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman. said Kurachi “will offer an interesting legal perspective to our students.”
The lecture, scheduled to begin at 12:15 p.m., is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
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