Candidate Cheon Daeyeop: "I Will Not Forget to Serve as a Refuge for the Socially Vulnerable and Minorities"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Cheon Dae-yeop, a nominee for Supreme Court Justice, stated, "I will faithfully carry out my duties without forgetting the initial resolve and sense of mission as a judge," and added, "I will also not forget the role of the judiciary as a refuge for socially vulnerable and minority groups who suffer from numerous unjust prejudices and have no place to turn to other than the courts."

On the 28th, during his opening remarks at the National Assembly confirmation hearing, nominee Cheon said, "Under no circumstances will I allow the scales of equity to tip; I will do my utmost to ensure that the correct spirit of the times and the values of the community are realized through fair procedures."

He also said, "I believe that the small lives of individuals are the valuable parts that the state must protect," and added, "I have had the hope of resolving disputes and pains arising in the lives of neighbors through trials with sincerity and wisdom, to make their lives a little better, and that has been the source of my passion."

Furthermore, nominee Cheon stated, "So far, as a trial judge, I have devoted myself to proper fact-finding under the principle of the burden of proof," and said, "Through trials, I have realized that the misfortunes of socially vulnerable and minority groups are not merely personal bad luck to be borne alone but may be judicial injustices that should be remedied by law."

He continued, "I have kept in mind that striving to resolve these issues is the sacred mission of the judiciary entrusted by the Constitution, and I have worked to practice this under the principle of the rule of law and fairness."

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