Kim Myung-soo: "Have a sense of mission and responsibility to realize people-centered trials"

Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo / Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo stated at the first National Judges' Representatives Meeting of the year that "Judges and all court members need to always maintain a mindset of confirming their mission and heavy responsibility to realize 'good trials.'"

At the regular meeting of the National Judges' Representatives held on the morning of the 25th at the Judicial Research and Training Institute in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, Chief Justice Kim said, "To make the public feel that good trials are being realized, it is necessary to exercise creativity to establish reasonable systems and practices."

Chief Justice Kim emphasized, "Good trials are trials centered on the people," adding, "We must think about and practice what constitutes a good trial from the perspective of the public."

He also stated, "It is time for the National Judges' Representatives Meeting to focus its attention on the court's fundamental role of 'trial,'" emphasizing, "We must simultaneously pursue laying the foundation to realize good trials and wisely utilizing human and material resources within the given conditions to achieve good trials."

Chief Justice Kim also mentioned, "It is difficult to bring about significant change through the efforts of a few individuals." He added, "We need to gather the diverse experiences and willingness to innovate of numerous judges to create momentum for change," and requested, "I ask the National Judges' Representatives Meeting to generate such momentum."

The National Judges' Representatives Meeting, composed of representative judges from courts at all levels, originally planned to hold its first regular meeting of the year last month and elect a new chairperson team. However, the meeting was postponed once due to the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and was held on this day.

At this meeting, discussions will be held on minimizing personnel transfers after electing the chairperson team, gradually expanding the court president recommendation system, and other matters. Subsequently, agenda items for this year, such as the expansion of single-judge civil trial divisions, will be discussed.

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