Lee Suk-tae is a

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of the

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, nominated by Supreme Court chief

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and appointed by

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in year 2018. He is also an member of

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representing

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, from 2019. He is regarded as liberal, left-wing group among nine Justices of the Constitutional Court. He is also a South Korean

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who fought for human rights.

Career

Following list is summary of Lee Suk-tae's career. *1985 Lawyer, Lee Suk-tae Law Offices *1989 Lawyer, Duksu Joint Notarization and Law Offices *1997 Lawyer, Duksu Joint Law Offices *2000 Lawyer, Duksu Law Offices / Chairman, Human Rights Affairs Committee of Korean Bar Association *2003 Secretary to the President for Public Offense Disciplines, Office of the President for Civil Service Discipline *2004 President, MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society *2007 Non-executive Director, Korea Democracy Foundation *2008 Co-president, Civil Peace Forum *2011 Co-president, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy *2015 Chairman, Special Investigation Commission for 4. 16 Sewol Ferry Disaster *2017 Co-president, Truth and Justice Forum *2018 President, Public Interest & Human Rights Litigation Center of MINBYUN-Lawyers for a Democratic Society *2018

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 ...

(Since 21 September 2018)

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20th-century South Korean lawyers Justices of the Constitutional Court of Korea 1953 births Living people 21st-century South Korean judges Seoul National University School of Law alumni {{SouthKorea-bio-stub