Assemblyman Kim Hyeong-dong Proposes Bill to Elevate Andong District Court: "Only One District Court in TK"

Assemblyman Kim Hyeong-dong.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Kim Hyung-dong, a member of the Future United Party and National Assemblyman for Andong and Yecheon, Gyeongbuk, on the 30th, took the lead in proposing a partial amendment to the "Act on the Establishment and Jurisdiction of Courts at Various Levels," which aims to upgrade the current Daegu District Court Andong Branch to the Andong District Court.

Residents of the northern Gyeongbuk region experience inconvenience as they have to travel to Daegu City every time for appeals in civil and criminal cases and administrative litigation cases. Currently, Gyeongnam, with a population of 8 million, has three district courts, whereas Daegu and Gyeongbuk, with a population exceeding 5 million, have only one district court.

Furthermore, with the relocation of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office to Andong and Yecheon, population inflow is increasing, leading to a significant rise in cases, including administrative lawsuits against the Gyeongbuk Provincial Government. According to Kim Hyung-dong's office, improving judicial accessibility for residents in the northern Gyeongbuk region is an urgent matter.

Assemblyman Kim Hyung-dong stated, "With the opening of the new provincial government era, Andong and Yecheon, which have become the new centers of Gyeongbuk, are the most suitable locations for a district court overseeing northern Gyeongbuk." He added, "If the court is upgraded, related institutions such as the prosecutor's office, law firms, and judicial scrivener offices will also move in, which is expected to revitalize the local economy."

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