寧法讓三寸，勿理虧一分──鄭健才大法官法律生涯記述

Narrative and Account of Justice Zheng Jiancai’s Legal Career

本文為法界耆宿鄭健才大法官法律生涯記述，資料主要來源自作者與鄭健才大法官的面談記錄，參考王甲乙院長及曾華松大法官著述中與鄭健才大法官相關之片段。鄭健才大法官少年于二次世界大戰結束後，輾轉赴台，結緣法律，開始了清苦的法曹生涯，始終秉持孟子「雖千萬人吾往矣」的精神，剛正不阿，堅守法治。鄭大法官之口述歷史，既是其個人之法律記憶，也是臺灣地區社會變遷和法治發展的見證與縮影。

This article is the narrative and account of venerated Justice Mr. Zheng Jiancai’s legal career. The main source is face-to-face interviews with Mr. Zheng, with reference to writings of Chief Justice Wang Jiayi and Justice Zeng Huasong. Mr. Zheng came to Taiwan in his early years after the Second World War, after which he gradually leaned towards the legal profession, and finally became a respectful Justice. He has always been upholding the Mencius spirit that “even with objection from millions, I will still have the courage to head on”, and adhere to integrity and the rule of law. Mr. Zheng’s oral history, is not only his own legal memory, but also reflects the social changes and development of rule of law in Taiwan over the years.