Chun Dae-yeop (57, 21st Training Institute) Seoul High Court chief judge was finally selected as the candidate for the successor of Supreme Justice Park Sang-ok, who will retire in May.
As the former judge was proposed to replace the former Supreme Court Justice, all the Supreme Court judges were made up of'non-prosecutors'.
The Supreme Court said that Supreme Court Chairman Kim Myung-soo has asked President Moon Jae-in to appoint Chief Justice Chun among the three new Supreme Justice candidates recommended by the Supreme Judge Candidate Recommendation Committee.
When President Moon accepts the proposal for the appointment of Chief Justice Kim, the National Assembly approval process will begin, including a personnel hearing for candidate Chun.
Previously, the Supreme Judge Candidate Recommendation Committee recommended three candidates, including Chun, attorney Bong-wook, and Deputy Judge Son Bong-ki, Daegu District Court, as candidates for the new Supreme Court proposal.
The Supreme Court evaluated that "Candidate 1,000 not only possessed the basic qualities as a Supreme Court Justice, such as independence of the judiciary, guaranteeing basic rights, and a firm belief in the protection of the socially underprivileged, but also had the ability to make reasonable and fair judgments."
Candidate Chun served as a judge of the Supreme Court, as a chief judge of the Busan High Court, and also served as a standing member of the Supreme Court's sentencing committee.
With his career in the Criminal Agreement Department, he is evaluated as a judge who is well versed in criminal law.
Candidate Chun received attention for his judgment in consideration of victims, such as judging that if the main damage statements were consistent in the sexual harassment case for intellectually disabled persons, even if the statements of minor parts were inaccurate, the credibility should not be denied.
It was ruled that it constituted a bribe for a member of the National Assembly to receive'more than the normal level of money' in the form of a donation at a publication ceremony, and the practice of donating in the form of redistributing the salaries of employees in the National Assembly members' office was also judged as'illegal political funding'.
Considering the purpose of the law, deductions for survivors related to school safety accidents are widely recognized, and an order to pay alimony to a water purifier company hiding the fact that heavy metals are detected are also considered as major rulings.
According to the property status of high-ranking judges released on the 24th of last month, the fortune of a thousand candidates was 275 million won, the lowest among 144 high-ranking judges to be disclosed.
As the former judge was proposed as the final candidate for the successor of Supreme Court Justice Park Sang-ok, who was a former prosecutor, it is expected that all 13 Supreme Court Justices will be filled with non-prosecutors in six years.
In 2012, former Incheon District Prosecutor General Kim Byeong-hwa was proposed as a successor to Supreme Court Justice Ahn Dae-hee, who was a former prosecutor.
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