President Yoon Appoints Shin Sook-hee and Eom Sang-pil as New Supreme Court Justices

President Yoon Suk-yeol approved the appointment of new Supreme Court Justices Shin Sook-hee (54, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 25) and Eom Sang-pil (55, class 23) on the afternoon of the 29th, the presidential office announced.

The National Assembly's Special Committee on Personnel Hearings conducted confirmation hearings for the two candidates on the 27th and 28th, and on the morning of the 29th, adopted a report expressing that both candidates were 'qualified.'

According to the Constitution, the appointment of Supreme Court Justices requires the consent of the National Assembly.

The Presidential Office announced on the 29th that President Yoon Seok-yeol approved the appointments of Shin Sook-hee (right) and Eom Sang-pil as new Supreme Court justices. [Image source=Yonhap News]

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