Judiciary Establishes AI Education Center

Judicial Research and Training Institute to Open Education Center on May 29
AI Practical Training Programs for Judges to Begin

The judiciary is set to launch a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education Center to provide comprehensive AI training for judges and judicial personnel. This move aims to raise AI literacy within the judiciary in response to the rapid spread of generative AI, and to lay the groundwork for the stable integration of AI into future judicial procedures. Until now, AI education has been limited to one-off seminars, but this initiative is expected to establish a systematic AI literacy education program for the entire judiciary.

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The Judicial Research and Training Institute (President Kim Sicheol) will hold an opening ceremony for the "AI Education Center" at its Goyang City campus on May 29, and will officially begin operating AI training programs for judges. The ceremony will be attended by Supreme Court Justice Lee Sookyeon, who chairs the Judiciary's AI Committee (Judicial Research and Training Institute, 26th class), Deputy Director of the National Court Administration Ki Woojong (26th class), Seoul High Court Judge Lee Youngchang (28th class), who heads the Supreme Court AI Research Group, and Kim Woohyun (30th class), Director of Judicial Informatization at the National Court Administration, among others.

Previously, the Judicial Research and Training Institute offered AI-related lectures as part of individual training courses or as specialized topic seminars, which reportedly attracted significant interest among judges. When the institute solicited proposals for the 2025 "special topic seminar" for judges, the topic that received the highest number of applications was "Ways to Utilize Artificial Intelligence in the Judiciary." The subsequent seminar, held both online and offline, saw participation from about 300 judges.

However, as these programs were elective and attended only by interested judges, there were concerns about limitations in raising AI literacy across the entire judiciary. The Judicial Research and Training Institute explained, "Until now, AI lectures have been sporadic and one-off," adding, "There is a growing need for systematic understanding of the principles and limitations of AI technology among all judges, which is why the establishment of the Education Center was pursued."

Going forward, the Education Center will provide training for judges and judicial personnel on the operating principles and limitations of AI, practical examples of AI applications in the judicial field, and will run hands-on, experience-based programs.

Of note, the Judicial Research and Training Institute will host an "AI Literacy Super Week" from August 31 to September 4 this year, during which AI training programs will be intensively offered. The AI hands-on seminar, scheduled from August 31 to September 2, will be divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses to accommodate different skill levels. On September 3 and 4, judicial training sessions will be held in collaboration with the Supreme Court AI Research Group. Topics will include "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Law and the Courts" and other issues related to AI and judicial practice.

The Judicial Research and Training Institute is considering a pilot introduction of AI literacy lectures into judicial training programs based on years of experience, with a view to eventually making them mandatory. AI-related lectures will also be included in orientation training for new judges starting at the end of this year. The institute is also reviewing ways to expand AI education for judicial researchers. In the long term, the level of AI literacy education will be raised by referencing advanced international judicial education institutions.

Previously, the Judiciary's AI Committee adopted a proposal to "strengthen AI literacy capabilities" at its 7th meeting in December 2025. In the proposal, the committee stated, "For the judiciary to enhance transparency, reliability, and fairness in judicial procedures, and to ensure controllability and accountability while preventing bias as AI technology is introduced, it is essential for judicial personnel to understand the principles and limitations of AI technology."

The committee further emphasized, "There is a need to introduce continuous and systematic education and training programs to strengthen AI literacy capabilities concerning rapidly developing AI technologies."

An Jaemyoung, The Law Times Reporter

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