Court Administration Office "Will Not Implement 'Court Chief Candidate Recommendation System' in Next Year's Regular Personnel Appointment"

Court Chief Personnel Scheduled for February 5 Next Year
"Appointments to Be Made from District, Family, Administrative, and Rehabilitation Court Chiefs and District Court Heads"

The Supreme Court's Judicial Administration Office has decided not to implement the 'Court President Candidate Recommendation System' in next year's regular judicial personnel appointments.

Kim Sang-hwan, head of the Judicial Administration Office, announced this on the 21st through a notice titled "Remarks on the 2024 Regular Judicial Personnel Appointments" posted on the court's internal network.

Kim Sang-hwan, Chief of the Court Administration Office.

Director Kim stated, "The 2024 regular judicial personnel appointments will be prepared and implemented smoothly according to the announced schedule."

He added, "However, regarding the Court President Candidate Recommendation System, which has been in place for the past five years, various opinions have been raised both inside and outside the court, and there are diverse views on what constitutes the desirable form of court president appointments. Going forward, it is necessary to calmly review the experiences of its implementation, conduct thorough performance analysis, and gather sufficient opinions from court members to continuously consider and improve the principles and procedures for appointing court presidents."

He continued, "Given the tight remaining schedule, it is not feasible to immediately prepare and smoothly implement reasonable improvements in this regular judicial personnel appointment. Considering this, the Court President Candidate Recommendation System will not be implemented in the 2024 regular judicial personnel appointments, and a suitable candidate with excellent character and judicial ability will be appointed as court president."

Director Kim also stated, "The newly appointed court presidents will be assigned to their respective courts ahead of other judges to familiarize themselves with the current status and challenges of the court and to prepare well for the court president's duties, such as task allocation." He added, "The appointment date is scheduled for February 5, 2024."

He further noted, "In this regular judicial personnel appointment, it is expected that the court presidents of district courts, family courts, administrative courts, and rehabilitation courts will be appointed from among the chief judges of district courts."

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