Kang Il-Won (; born 26 December 1959) is a former

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

of the

Constitutional Court of Korea The Constitutional Court of Korea () is highest constitutional court in judicial branch of South Korea, seated in Jongno, Seoul. Established under Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Korea, the Court has ultimate jurisdiction over judicial ...

. He graduated with degrees in law from

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

(

LL.B. Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...

) and the

University of Michigan Law School The University of Michigan Law School (Michigan Law) is the law school of the University of Michigan, a Public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1859, the school offers Master of Laws (LLM), Master of C ...

( LL.M.). He was also an member of

Venice Commission The Venice Commission, officially European Commission for Democracy through Law, is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent experts in the field of constitutional law. It was created in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin ...

representing

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

, from 2015.

Career

*Judge, Seoul

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District Court, 1985 *Judge, Jinju Branch of Masan District Court, 1989 *Judge, Eastern Branch of Seoul District Court, 1991 *Judge, Seoul Civil District Court, 1994 *Judge, Seoul High Court, 1996 *Judge, Seoul District Court, 1999 * Research Judge,

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

, 2001 *Senior Judge, Western Branch of Seoul District Court, 2003 *Senior Judge, Seoul Central District Court, 2005 *Senior Judge, Daejeon High Court, 2006 *Chief of Judicial Policy Office, National Court Administration, 2007 *Chief of Planning and Coordination Office, National Court Administration, 2009 *Senior Judge, Seoul High Court, 2011 *

Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea The Constitutional Court of Korea is one of two highest courts in court system of South Korea. It is composed of nine Constitutional Court Justices (), and one of them is the ' President of the Court'. The exact number of Constitutional Court Ju ...

2012 *Chair, Joint Council on Constitutional Justice,

(European Commission for Democracy through Law, since Apr. 2013) *Member of the Bureau,

(since Dec. 2015; re-elected Dec. 2017)

References

* * South Korean judges Justices of the Constitutional Court of Korea 1959 births Living people Seoul National University School of Law alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni {{SouthKorea-bio-stub