Former Supreme Court Justice Park Byeong-dae, Under 'Judicial Farming' Trial, Registers as Lawyer

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] Former Supreme Court Justice Park Byeong-dae, who is on trial for the 'judicial farming' case, has been granted permission to register as a lawyer.

According to the legal community on the 10th, the Korean Bar Association decided yesterday to approve former Justice Park's lawyer registration. The Bar Association's Standing Board of Directors had previously rejected Park's registration application once and referred the matter to the Registration Review Committee.

Former Justice Park is currently undergoing a first trial at the Seoul Central District Court on suspicion of involvement in the judicial farming allegations alongside former Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae during his tenure as head of the Court Administration Office.

However, on the 27th of last month, the Review Committee judged that there were no special reasons to reject Park's lawyer registration and accepted the application. Consequently, the Bar Association's Standing Board of Directors also decided to approve the registration, allowing former Justice Park to practice law.

Meanwhile, former Supreme Court Justice Go Young-han, who was indicted alongside former Justice Park, passed the Bar Association's Registration Review Committee in August.

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