Supreme Court Begins Selection of Successors for Constitutional Justices Lee Seon-ae and Lee Seok-tae

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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Kyung-jun] The Supreme Court has begun the process of selecting successors for Constitutional Court Justices Lee Seon-ae and Lee Seok-tae, who will retire on March 3 and 4, respectively.

The Supreme Court announced on the 4th that it will accept nominations for candidates to succeed Justices Lee Seon-ae and Lee Seok-tae from the 6th to the 16th of this month.

Nominees must be legal professionals aged 40 or older with at least 15 years of experience. The Supreme Court will disclose the list of those who agree to be screened from among the nominees, gather public opinions during a consultation period, and then convene the Constitutional Court Justice Candidate Recommendation Committee. Afterwards, Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo will appoint the justices.

Among the nine Constitutional Court justices, including the Chief Justice, three are appointed by the President, three by the National Assembly, and the remaining three by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court will also accept recommendations from the 6th to the 12th to appoint three non-ex officio external members of the Constitutional Court Justice Recommendation Committee.

The candidate recommendation committee consists of nine members in total: five ex officio members including the senior presiding justice, the head of the Judicial Administration Office, the president of the Korean Bar Association, the president of the Korean Association of Law Professors, and the chairperson of the Council of Law Schools, along with four non-ex officio members.

Among the non-ex officio members, one must be a judge who is not a Supreme Court justice, and the remaining three must be individuals without lawyer qualifications.

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