Kim Myeong-su (; born 12 October 1959) is a South Korean jurist who served as the 16th
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea
The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea () is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Korea. As presiding judge of the grand bench composed of two-thirds of fourteen Supreme Court justices, the chief represents the Supreme Court of Kor ...
from 2017 to 2023.
Biography
Kim graduated from the
Seoul National University School of Law
Seoul National University School of Law (; SNU Law) is the law school of Seoul National University, a national research university in Gwanak, Seoul, South Korea.
Following legacy of the only and the first modern national law school establishe ...
in 1981, and passed the National Judicial Examination in 1983. He began his career at the Northern Branch Court of Seoul District Court in 1986. In February 2016, he was assigned as the Chief Judge of
Chuncheon District. He began his 6-year term as Chief Justice on 25 September 2017, after his nomination was confirmed in a 160–134 vote of congressional approval.
References
1959 births
Living people
People from Busan
Seoul National University School of Law alumni
South Korean judges
Chief justices of the Supreme Court of Korea
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