"Yang Seung-tae Judiciary's Personnel Disadvantages"... Sitting Judge Files Compensation Lawsuit

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] A sitting chief judge has filed a damages lawsuit against former Chief Justice Yang Seung-tae and others, claiming he suffered harm due to abuse of personnel authority during the "Yang Seung-tae judiciary" era.

According to the legal community on the 20th, Chief Judge Song Seung-yong of Suwon District Court filed a 300 million KRW damages claim against former Chief Justice Yang, former Supreme Court Justices Park Byeong-dae and Go Young-han, former Deputy Chief of the Judicial Administration Office Lim Jong-heon, and eight others including the state, alleging mental damages caused by unfair judge classification and personnel decisions.

Previously, from 2009 to 2015, Chief Judge Song posted critical opinions regarding judge personnel and Supreme Court justice recommendations on the court's internal network. Subsequently, from 2014 to 2017, the Judicial Administration Office compiled a "Report on Personnel Measures for Judges Causing Controversy," targeting judges involved in misconduct and those who expressed critical opinions toward the judiciary.

Chief Judge Song's side claims that the defendants abused their personnel authority to control judges by preparing and reporting documents such as the "Report on Judges Causing Controversy." They also mentioned that false information was included in the reports and reported to personnel authorities, causing mental harm through defamation.

Meanwhile, former Chief Justice Yang and others are currently on trial for their involvement in the Park Geun-hye administration's "judicial scandal" case.

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