Supreme Court Recommends "Abolish Judges-Only Cafeterias in Courts Nationwide"

Supreme Court, Seocho-dong, Seoul. Photo by Honam Moon munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] It has been reported that the Supreme Court's Judicial Administration Office has recommended abolishing judges-only cafeterias in courts at all levels.

According to the legal community on the 2nd, on the 26th of last month, the Judicial Administration Office instructed the general affairs departments of courts nationwide to discontinue the use of the names "judges-only cafeteria" or "executive cafeteria" for in-house cafeterias. The intention is to stop the customary operation of judges-only cafeterias in courts across the country.

A Judicial Administration Office official stated, "There are still some local courts using names such as 'judges-only' or 'executives-only' cafeterias, but such classifications were not the original intent. To correct misunderstandings, we recommended changing the names." However, due to concerns that encounters between trial parties and judges in cafeterias could raise suspicions of trial unfairness, these cafeterias will not be open to the public.

Meanwhile, earlier, Cho Namgwan, Deputy Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office (acting Prosecutor General), also instructed last month that the Prosecutor General's exclusive cafeteria and executive cafeteria in the Supreme Prosecutors' Office building be made available to all staff members.

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