Cheong Wa Dae Urges Chief Justice to Promptly Resubmit Supreme Court Justice Candidate

Cheong Wa Dae stated today (September 11) that Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae should swiftly proceed with the process of resubmitting a candidate for Supreme Court Justice.

Meeting with reporters at Cheong Wa Dae, Senior Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said, "Cheong Wa Dae is taking thorough measures in the subsequent procedures to ensure there are no disruptions to the public's full exercise of their right to file for trials."

Kang went on to emphasize, "We hope the Chief Justice will also respect the recommendations of the Supreme Court Justice Recommendation Committee and carry out the resubmission process as quickly as possible, so that the public's right to a trial is not infringed upon due to the prolonged vacancy of a Supreme Court Justice."

Previously on August 28, Cheong Wa Dae decided not to submit to the National Assembly the appointment consent bill for Daegu District Court Chief Judge Son Bong-ki, who had been nominated as the successor to former Supreme Court Justice Noh Tae-ak, and asked Chief Justice Cho to resubmit a candidate other than Son.

In connection with this, some in the legal community have predicted that Chief Justice Cho will newly form a recommendation committee and restart the recommendation process from the beginning.

However, today's message from Cheong Wa Dae is interpreted as a call to nominate one of the other candidates recommended by the committee back in January—excluding Son—such as Seoul High Court Judges Kim Min-ki and Park Soon-young, or Seoul High Court Senior Judge Yoon Sung-sik.

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