[Public Officials' Asset Disclosure] Senior Judges Average 3.81 Billion KRW... Kim Myeong-su 1.6 Billion KRW

Supreme Court, Seocho-gu, Seoul

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] The average assets of high-ranking judges were calculated to be approximately 3.81 billion KRW.

According to the "2022 Regular Asset Changes of 144 High-Ranking Judges" disclosed by the Supreme Court on the 31st, the average assets of high-ranking judges amounted to 3.81434 billion KRW.

Among them, 106 judges saw an increase in net assets compared to last year, while 38 judges experienced a decrease. Forty-six judges had their assets increase by more than 100 million KRW compared to the previous year, and 18 judges saw a decrease of more than 100 million KRW. The Supreme Court cited factors such as the rise in official housing prices, individual land price increases, salary savings, and inheritance as reasons for these asset changes.

Chief Justice Kim Myungsoo's assets were 1.6102 billion KRW, an increase of 431.44 million KRW from last year.

The judge with the highest assets is Kim Dong-o, Senior Judge at the Uijeongbu District Court Namyangju Branch, who reported assets of 27.04606 billion KRW. Due to increased rental income and financial income, his assets rose by about 3.4 billion KRW from 23.625 billion KRW last year.

Yoon Seung-eun, Director of the Court Library, also ranked second with assets totaling 18.95654 billion KRW. His assets increased by about 1.4 billion KRW from 17.522 billion KRW last year through salary savings and profits from the sale of stocks and funds.

The judge with the least assets is Supreme Court Justice Cheon Daeyeop, who reported 303.08 million KRW. Justice Cheon also had the lowest total assets in 2021 (273 million KRW) when he was the Senior Presiding Judge at the Seoul High Court. Judge Kim Seongsu of the Suwon High Court reported 329.96 million KRW, making him the second lowest after Justice Cheon.

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