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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 ...
is one of two
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s 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 Justices is determined by article 111(2) of the
Constitution of South Korea The Constitution of the Republic of Korea () is the supreme law of South Korea. It was promulgated on July 17, 1948, and last revised on October 29, 1987. Background The Provisional Charter of Korea The preamble of the Constitution of South ...
. By article 111(2) of the Constitution, all of the Constitutional Court Justices are appointed by the
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. However, following article 111(3) of the Constitution, three of the Constitutional Court Justices should be appointed from candidates selected by the
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, and another three of Constitutional Court Justices should be appointed from candidates nominated by the Supreme Court Chief Justice. Thus, only three of nine Constitutional Court Justices are directly appointed by the President of South Korea. They serve for renewable term of six-year under article 112(1) of the Constitution, yet there are only two Justices who tried to renew their term because it could eventually harm judicial independence by amplifying influence of the
President of South Korea The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (often abbreviated to POTROK or POSK; ), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and is ...
on the Constitutional Court. According to article 5(1) of 'Constitutional Court Act', Constitutional Court Justices should be at least 40 years old, and should also have more than 15 years of career in legal practice or academia with license of attorney at law.


Current Justices

Below table is list of current Justices in Constitutional Court of Korea.


Former Justices

Below table is list of former Justices in Constitutional Court of Korea. Since
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 ...
adopted American styled 3-year
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system for legal education in year 2008, 'education' column of below table means where former Justices received
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See also

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Judiciary of South Korea The judiciary of South Korea ( ko, 대한민국 사법부, 대한민국의 사법기관) is judicial branch ( ko, 사법부) of South Korean central government, established by Chapter 5 and 6 of the Constitution of South Korea. * Under the Cha ...
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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 ...
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President of the Constitutional Court of Korea The President of the Constitutional Court of Korea () is the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea. As presiding judge of Full bench composed of nine Justices, the President represents the Constitutional Court of Korea. The Presi ...
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Lists of supreme court justices The following are lists of justices of several national Supreme Courts: * : List of Justices of the High Court of Australia * : List of justices of the Supreme Court of Canada * : List of justices of the Federal Constitutional Court * : Lis ...


Notes and References

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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 ...
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