# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第百七十六条の二 (Article 176-2)

- Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号
- English title "Code of Civil Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百七十六条の二 (Article 176-2)（受命裁判官による書面による準備手続） — address `art-176-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
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### 第百七十六条の二（受命裁判官による書面による準備手続） — (Written Preparatory Proceedings by an Authorized Judge)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-176-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-176-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-176-2</sup>

      **第一項**  裁判所は、受命裁判官に書面による準備手続を行わせることができる。
      <sup>art-176-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-176-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-176-2/par-1</sup>
      The court may have an authorized judge conduct written preparatory proceedings.
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

      **第二項**  書面による準備手続を受命裁判官が行う場合には、前条の規定による裁判所及び裁判長の職務は、その裁判官が行う。ただし、同条第三項において準用する第百五十条の規定による異議についての裁判は、受訴裁判所がする。
      <sup>art-176-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-176-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-176-2/par-2</sup>
      When an authorized judge conducts written preparatory proceedings, that judge is the one to perform the court's and the presiding judge's duties under the provisions of the preceding Article; provided, however, that the court in charge of the case is the one to reach a judicial decision on an objection under the provisions of Article 150 as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the provisions of Article 176, paragraph (3).
      <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-176-2/par-2: 前条 → 民事訴訟法 第百七十六条 (Article 176), art-176 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-176 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-176
- art-176-2/par-2: 同条第三項 → 民事訴訟法 第百七十六条第三項 (Article 176, paragraph (3)), art-176/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-176/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-176/par-3
- art-176-2/par-2: 第百五十条 → 民事訴訟法 第百五十条 (Article 150), art-150 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-civil-procedure/art-150 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-150

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17