Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae Mourns Father, Declines Outside Visitors
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- Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae’s father, Cho Bu-hwan, died at the age of 93.
- Cho is staying at the funeral hall in Pohang and has declined visits from people outside the family.
- He will not attend a National Assembly hearing on the process for recommending Supreme Court justice candidates; the court administration chief will appear instead.
South Korea’s Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae is staying at a funeral hall in Pohang after his father, Cho Bu-hwan, died at the age of 93.
Cho did not go to work at the Supreme Court on the 31st and is understood to be remaining in Pohang with his family. He reportedly wants to conduct the funeral quietly and has declined outside mourners.
The bereavement also affects a scheduled National Assembly hearing. The Legislation and Judiciary Committee had planned to question Cho at 2 p.m. about the written recommendation process for Supreme Court justice candidates. Cho submitted a statement on the 28th saying he would not attend.
Noh Kyung-pil, head of the Court Administration Office, will appear at the committee meeting in his place.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo 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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