Seoul Central District Court Recommends Chief Judge Final Candidates: Judges Kim Jeong-jung and Ban Jeong-woo

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] The Seoul Central District Court has recommended Kim Jeong-jung, Senior Deputy Chief Judge of Civil Division 2 (56, Judicial Research and Training Institute Class 26), and Ban Jeong-woo, Chief Judge of the Civil Single Judge Division (54, Class 23), as candidates for the court chief to the Court Administration Office.

The Seoul Central District Court Candidate Recommendation Committee (Recommendation Committee) announced on the 14th that it had submitted Senior Deputy Chief Judge Kim Jeong-jung and Chief Judge Ban Jeong-woo as the final candidates for the court chief to the Court Administration Office.

Initially, the final candidates for the Seoul Central District Court Chief included Kim Jeong-jung, Ban Jeong-woo, and Song Kyung-geun, Senior Deputy Chief Judge of Civil Division 1 (58, Class 22). However, Song voluntarily withdrew after controversy arose when he simultaneously applied for the court chief positions at both the Seoul Central District Court and the Cheongju District Court.

When Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo appoints one of the two candidates, the selection process for the Seoul Central District Court Chief will be completed. The appointment is expected to take place in line with the regular court chief personnel reshuffle in February next year.

Senior Deputy Chief Judge Kim Jeong-jung has served at the Seoul Administrative Court, Seoul High Court, and as a research judge at the Supreme Court. Chief Judge Ban Jeong-woo has served at the Daegu District Court, Seoul High Court, and as a chief judge at the Seoul Administrative Court and Seoul Southern District Court.

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