Nine New Supreme Court Justice Candidates Shortlisted... Jo Han-chang, Park Young-jae, Noh Kyung-pil, and Others

The candidates to succeed Supreme Court Justices Kim Seonsu, Lee Dongwon, and Noh Jeonghee, who will retire on August 1, have been narrowed down to three times the number of available positions.

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On the afternoon of the 13th, after a meeting, the Supreme Court Justice Candidate Recommendation Committee recommended 9 candidates out of a total of 55 Supreme Court justice candidates to Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae.

The recommended candidates are Cho Han-chang (59, Judicial Research and Training Institute class 18), a lawyer at Law Firm Doul; Park Young-jae (55, class 22), presiding judge at Seoul High Court; Noh Kyung-pil (59, class 23), presiding judge at Suwon High Court; Yoon Kang-yeol (58, class 23), presiding judge at Seoul High Court; Yoon Seung-eun (56, class 23), presiding judge at Seoul High Court; Ma Yong-joo (54, class 23), presiding judge at Seoul High Court; Oh Young-jun (54, class 23), presiding judge at Seoul High Court; Park Soon-young (57, class 25), judge at Seoul High Court; and Lee Sook-yeon (55, class 26), high court judge at the Patent Court.

Chief Justice Cho plans to disclose their major rulings and work history, gather opinions from inside and outside the judiciary by the 19th, then select three candidates to recommend for appointment to President Yoon Seok-yeol.

Recommendation Committee Chair Lee Kwang-hyung stated, "We have strived to recommend candidates who possess not only high expertise as legal professionals but also insight and inclusiveness to understand societal changes while embracing diverse values of our society, a firm will to protect socially vulnerable and minority groups, and morality that meets the public’s expectations."

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