Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Yu Ch'i-ch'ang

Mr. Yu Ch'i-ch'ang

余榮昌字黄門

Mr. Yu Ch'i-ch'ang was born at Shao-hsing Hsien, Chekiang province, in 1882. In the Ching Dynasty he graduated from the Ke Tzu Chien, the Imperial Academy of Learning. In 1902 Mr. Yu was admitted to study in the Civil Service Department (Shih Hsueh Kuan) of the Peking Imperial University. In the same year he was selected to be sent to Japan to pursue higher education. In 1911 Mr. Yu graduated with the degree of LL.B., from the Japanese Imperial University, Tokyo. Upon his return to China he was made an Expectant Junior Secretary of the Imperial Board of Treasury. Later he became an Assistant Compiler of the Bureau of Laws in the Imperial Cabinet. In 1912, the First Year of the Republic, Mr. Yu was appointed a Councillor of the Bureau of Laws in the Cabinet. From February to December 1913, he was concurrently Dean of the Department of Law and Commerce of the Peking Government University. In December 1913 Mr. Yu was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court. In 1915 he was appointed to be concurrently a Judge of the Civil Service Court. In December 1917 he became Chief Justice of the Second Civil Case Department of the Supreme Court. In 1918 Mr. Yu was appointed to be concurrently the Senior Councillor to the High Prize. In recognition of the services he rendered in this connection he was awarded the Second Class Wenhu Decoration in November 1918. In January 1919 Mr. Yu was given the Third Class Paokuang Chiaho Decoration. In March 1919 he was appointed Judge of the Judicial Service Court. In January 1920 Mr. Yu was awarded the Second Class Paokuang Chiaho and in March 1920 the First Class Tashou Chiaho Decoration. In November 1920 he resigned from the post of Department Chief of the Supreme Court to become Chief of the Government Institute of Judicial Training and also Advisor to the Law Codification Commission. In March 1922 Mr. Yu was again appointed Departmental Chief of the Supreme Court. In June he was made a Member of the Judicial Service Commission. In September he was appointed to act for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In February 1923 Mr. Yu was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In March he received a concurrent post as Chief Judge of the Judicial Service Court. In April 1923 he received the First Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho Decoration.