Procedure for recommending a successor to Supreme Court Justice Lee Heung-gu begins
Deadline for public nominations for the Supreme Court Justice Candidate Recommendation Committee closes. Quickly check the successor selection process and qualification requirements, including the possibility of delays due to Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's recommendation.
The public nomination process to find a successor to Supreme Court Justice Lee Heunggu, who will retire this September, closed at 6 p.m. on the 2nd. The Supreme Court is expected to proceed with candidate screening through the Justice Candidate Recommendation Committee afterward.
To become a candidate, one must have at least 20 years of legal experience and be at least 45 years old. Among the nominated individuals, the committee will narrow down those who consent to review and have no disqualifying reasons, then 공개 the list, and after gathering opinions and conducting screenings, recommend at least three candidates to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
However, since the appointment of a successor to former Supreme Court Justice Noh Taeak, which was carried out earlier, has remained stalled at the stage of the Chief Justice Cho Heedae's recommendation, there are observations that this appointment may also be delayed. The recommendation committee will be newly formed, and the National Judges’ Conference has recommended Judge Yoo Hyeonyoung, presiding judge of the Yeoju Branch of the Suwon District Court, as a judge member.