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Morley Shih

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shih.

Morley Shih (Chinese: 施茂林; pinyin: Shī Màolín; born 2 August 1950) is a Taiwanese prosecutor and judge. He attended National Taiwan University and began his legal career in 1976. Shih was appointed Minister of Justice in 2005 and served until 2008.

Morley Shih
Shih Mao-lin
施茂林
Minister of Justice of the Republic of China
In office
1 February 2005 – 19 May 2008
DeputyLee Chin-yung
Preceded byChen Ding-nan
Succeeded byWang Ching-feng
Personal details
Born (1950-08-02) 2 August 1950 (age 74)
Chiayi, Taiwan
EducationNational Taiwan University (LLB)

Early life and education

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Shih was born in Chiayi on 2 August 1950, and graduated from National Taiwan University in 1972, where he studied law alongside Ma Ying-jeou.[1]

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Prosecutor and judge

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Shih began his legal career at the Taichung District Prosecutors' Office in 1976. In 1982, he was named a judge of the Taichung District Court. After two years on the bench, Shih was appointed chief justice of the Taichung District Court.[1] Upon stepping down from the Taichung District Court, Shih returned to the Taichung District Prosecutors' Office, where he served as chief prosecutor. Shih received the most votes in a January 2000 poll run by the Prosecutors' Reform Association.[2] Subsequently, Minister of Justice Chen Ding-nan named Shih chief prosecutor in Kaohsiung.[3] The next year, Shih was tabbed to lead the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office.[4] He remained in the position until 2004,[5][6] when he was named Vice Minister of Justice under Chen in November.[7][8]

Minister of Justice

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It was widely speculated that Shih would be Chen's successor.[9] Shih was then appointed in January 2005 by incoming premier Frank Hsieh,[10][11] and took office on 1 February 2005 with the Hsieh cabinet.[12] Shih retained his position after Su Tseng-chang and later Chang Chun-hsiung assumed the premiership.[13][14] Throughout his tenure, Shih launched multiple investigations into electoral fraud.[15][16][17] He also probed corruption,[18][19] insider trading,[20] and organized crime.[21] Additionally, Shih promoted initiatives against drug offenses.[22][23][24] Starting in 2006, Shih worked to implement a "conditional moratorium" on the death penalty, reducing executions of people on Taiwan's death row.[25][26][27]

Shortly after leaving his position as the Ministry of Justice in May 2008, Shih petitioned for retirement as a prosecutor, which would permit him to collect a higher pension. His successor Wang Ching-feng rejected the appeal.[28] Later that year, Shih was charged with fraud in relation to his use of special allowance funds.[29][30] In 2011, charges against Shih were dropped after the use of special allowance funds was officially decriminalized.[31][32]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chuang, Jimmy (30 January 2005). "Morley Shih's legal career marked by many successes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Survey gives list of candidates for prosecutor-general". Taipei Times. 17 April 2000. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ Lin, Irene (18 June 2000). "Justice minister nominates group of 'tough' prosecutors". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  4. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (16 October 2001). "Police on lookout for vote buyers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ^ Lin, Jackie (25 May 2004). "Air Jordan's flight through puts Nike Taiwan in a spot". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Phone records recovered". Taipei Times. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (13 November 2004). "Parolee tracking system planned". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (16 February 2005). "Justice minister looking to fill three key vacancies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  9. ^ Chang, Rich (27 January 2005). "Chen Chi-mai takes over in Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  10. ^ Chang, Rich (28 January 2005). "Blue camp lawmaker spurns post". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Hsieh offers KMT, China peace pipe". Taipei Times. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (2 February 2005). "Hsieh takes over Yu's heavy load". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Su releases more names for Cabinet". Taipei Times. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  14. ^ Loa, Iok-sin; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (18 May 2007). "Premier-designate issues second list in Cabinet reshuffle". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  15. ^ Chang, Rich (4 February 2005). "Minister pledges action on vote-buying". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  16. ^ Chang, Rich (6 December 2005). "Election results irk prosecutors". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  17. ^ Yang, Kuo-wen (26 November 2006). "Statistics on vote buying make for depressing reading". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  18. ^ Chang, Rich (20 March 2005). "Scores of officials busted for corruption: MOJ". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  19. ^ Chang, Rich (12 September 2005). "Prosecutors turn bad with a little help from the law". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  20. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (13 July 2005). "Insider-trading probe claims top scalp". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  21. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (16 July 2005). "Officials announce organized crime crackdown drive". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Justice minister warns of drug smuggling dangers". Taipei Times. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Police must do more to stop drug scourge, justice minister says". Taipei Times. 27 June 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  24. ^ Chang, Rich (18 June 2006). "Justice ministry's campaign against drugs goes online". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  25. ^ "MOJ turns to PRC for inspiration on cutting executions". Taipei Times. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  26. ^ Chang, Rich (2 January 2006). "Nation keeps death penalty, but reduces executions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  27. ^ Chang, Rich (20 February 2006). "Justice Ministry working to reduce execution rate". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  28. ^ "Official's pension may drop". Taipei Times. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  29. ^ Chang, Rich (15 June 2008). "Prosecutors say former ministers may be indicted". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  30. ^ Chang, Rich (16 July 2008). "Five former DPP officials indicted for fund misuse". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  31. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (4 May 2011). "Special fund abuses decriminalized case". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  32. ^ Chang, Rich (30 July 2011). "Chen gets two months in prison in allowance case". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
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