Judge Presiding Over 'Choi Tae-won and Noh So-young Divorce Lawsuit' Suddenly Dies... Collapsed While Exercising in Court Facility

Judge Kang Sang-wook, who was presiding over the appeal trial of the divorce lawsuit between Choi Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, and Noh So-young, director of Art Center Nabi, suddenly passed away on the 11th.

According to the legal community on the 12th, Kang Sang-wook, a 47-year-old judge of the Seoul High Court (33rd Judicial Research and Training Institute class), suddenly collapsed while exercising at the court's sports facility after work the previous day and was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died.

Judge Kang belonged to the Family Division 2 of the Seoul High Court and was in charge of the appeal trial of the divorce lawsuit between Chairman Choi and Director Noh. The first hearing of the second trial was originally scheduled for the previous day but was postponed.

Judge Kang graduated from Seoul Hyundai High School and Seoul National University with a degree in law, and worked at the Seoul Central District Court, Daejeon District Court, and Uijeongbu District Court. From 2017, he served for about three years as a Supreme Court judicial research judge, known for his excellent legal expertise. Since 2020, he had been working at the Seoul High Court.

The funeral wake was set up in Room 31 at Seoul St. Mary's Funeral Hall. The funeral procession will take place at 9 a.m. on the 14th.

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