Constitutional Court Appoints Justice Lee Eun-ae as Acting Chief Following Chief Justice Vacancy

Lee Eun-ae, a Constitutional Court Justice (age 57, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 19), will act as the interim Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, filling the vacant position.

Acting Chief Justice Eun-ae Lee of the Constitutional Court./Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

On the afternoon of the 14th, the Constitutional Court held a justices' meeting and announced that Justice Lee was elected as the acting Chief Justice following the retirement of former Chief Justice Yoo Nam-seok. Justice Lee is the most senior among the current justices. The seniority is determined by the order of appointment dates.

Justice Lee, originally from Gwangju, graduated from Seoul National University Law School and passed the judicial examination in 1987. She was appointed as a judge at the Seoul Western District Court and served as a presiding judge at the Seoul Central District Court and Seoul High Court, as well as the chief presiding judge at the Seoul Family Court. She was appointed as a justice in September 2018, nominated by former Chief Justice Kim Myung-soo.

President Yoon Suk-yeol nominated Justice Lee Jong-seok as the successor to former Chief Justice Yoo. The confirmation hearing for the nominee was held the day before. The appointment of the Chief Justice requires the consent of the National Assembly, so the procedures for adopting the hearing report and the parliamentary vote remain.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.