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Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae to Announce Decision on Supreme Court Justice Re-nomination Next Week

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae stated he will officially announce his decision on the re-nomination of a Supreme Court justice candidate next week.
  • The presidential office requested the re-nomination of Son Bong-ki, a judge from Daegu District Court, as the successor to former Justice Roh Tae-ak.
  • The Chief Justice apologized for causing public concern and mentioned that all details are under review.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae indicated that a decision on the re-nomination of a Supreme Court justice candidate would be officially announced next week. This follows a request from the presidential office for a re-nomination.

"We will officially inform you once things are sorted out next week," Cho told reporters on Thursday as he left the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. He was responding to questions about his stance on the presidential office's request for a re-nomination.

We will officially inform you once things are sorted out next week.

— Cho Hee-daeResponding to reporters about the presidential office's request for a re-nomination of a Supreme Court justice candidate.

When asked if the Supreme Court would re-form the Justice Candidate Recommendation Committee, Cho reiterated that all details would be formally announced next week after review. He also offered an apology to the public for the concern caused by the situation.

I apologize to the public for causing concern.

— Cho Hee-daeAddressing reporters regarding the ongoing review of the Supreme Court justice nomination.

Presidential Senior Secretary for Public Relations Kang Yu-jeong had stated earlier that the nomination of the successor to former Justice Roh Tae-ak lacked procedural completeness. Consequently, the presidential office requested Chief Justice Cho to re-nominate a candidate.

This situation marks the first instance of a "re-nomination" request for a Supreme Court justice since the constitutional amendment in 1987, highlighting a potential shift in the balance of power between the judiciary and the executive branch regarding judicial appointments.

The nomination of the successor to former Justice Roh Tae-ak lacked procedural completeness.

— Kang Yu-jeongPresidential Senior Secretary for Public Relations explaining the reason for requesting a re-nomination.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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