21 Current and Former Judges Disclose Assets... Kang Young-su, Former Chief Judge of Incheon Court, Holds 92.4 Billion KRW

Senior Supreme Court Research Judge Oh Min-seok, 3.9 Billion Won... Largest Assets Among Active Judges

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] The changes in asset registrations of current and former high-ranking judges who were appointed as frontline court chiefs or retired due to this year's court personnel reshuffle have been disclosed.

The Supreme Court Public Officials Ethics Committee revealed on the 31st the asset changes of a total of 21 current and former high-ranking judges, including 13 incumbents and 8 former judges.

Among the reporting subjects this time, the current judge with the highest assets is Oh Min-seok, Senior Judicial Researcher of the Supreme Court, who was found to own assets worth 3.963 billion KRW, including an apartment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Oh Jae-sung, former Chief Judge of Jeonju District Court, reported a total of 3.263 billion KRW including an apartment in Songpa-gu, Seoul. The assets of Jung Hyo-chae, Chief Judge of Incheon District Court, and Choi Sung-bae, Chief Judge of Seoul Western District Court, were reported as 2.131 billion KRW and 1.930 billion KRW respectively.

Among the 21 disclosed individuals, the person with the highest assets overall, including both current and former judges, is Kang Young-soo, former Chief Judge of Incheon District Court, who reported 92.488 billion KRW, an increase of 42.59 billion KRW from the previous year. Last year, Kang's assets increased by about 40 billion KRW due to a change in the valuation method of unlisted stocks owned by his spouse from face value to actual transaction price, and this year his assets rose sharply again. Bang Seung-man, former Chief Judge of Daejeon Family Court, reported an increase of 103 million KRW, totaling 5.238 billion KRW, and Ko Ui-young, former Presiding Judge of Seoul High Court, also reported an increase of about 34 million KRW, totaling 4.334 billion KRW.

This year, Kim Sang-woo, Secretary to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, disclosed assets of 1.724 billion KRW for the first time; Baek Jeong-hyun, Chief Judge of Ulsan Family Court, reported 1.823 billion KRW; Shim Tae-gyu, Chief Judge of Seoul Eastern District Court, reported 1.883 billion KRW; and Yang Tae-kyung, Chief Judge of Daejeon District Court, reported 958 million KRW respectively.

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