Yoo Nam-seok (; born 1 May 1957) is the 7th

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 ...

Early life

Born in Mokpo, Jeonnam Province of South Korea, Yoo Nam-Seok graduated from Seoul National University college of law. He passed the 23rd National Bar Exam in 1981 and completed the

Judicial Research and Training Institute The Supreme Court of Korea () is the highest ordinary court in the judicial branch of South Korea, seated in Seocho, Seoul. Established under Chapter 5 of the Constitution of South Korea, the Court has ultimate and comprehensive jurisdictio ...

in 1983 to be a judge. He expressed his view that conscientious objectors should be allowed to be granted the opportunity for alternative military service instead of being punished on his paper titled ‘Legal Review on Conscientious Objectors’ during his military service as an army legal officer in 1985. He was a presiding judge of the Seoul High Court before becoming the 35th Chief Judge of the Gwangju High Court to replace his predecessor Bang Geukseong in February 2016. He was nominated as a Constitutional Court justice by

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 ...

Moon Jae-in Moon Jae-in (; ; born 24 January 1953) is a South Korean former politician, civil servant and lawyer who served as the 12th president of South Korea between 2017 and 2022. Prior to his presidency, he served as Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs an ...

on October 19, 2017, and sworn in on November 13, 2017. The National Assembly passed a bill to appoint him as the President of the Constitutional Court on September 20, 2018, and President Moon appointed him to the presidency the next day.

Career

1986 Judge, Seoul Civil District Court 1993 Seconded as Rapporteur Judge to 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 judic ...

1994 Judge, Seoul High Court 1996 Research Judge,

Supreme Court of Korea The Supreme Court of Korea () is the highest ordinary court in the judicial branch of South Korea, seated in Seocho, Seoul. Established under Chapter 5 of the Constitution of South Korea, the Court has ultimate and comprehensive jurisdicti ...

2002 Senior Judge, Seoul Central District Court and Director of Judicial Policy, Supreme Court Administration 2003 Senior Judge, Seoul Administrative Court 2005 Senior Judge, Daejeon High Court 2008 Seconded as Rapporteur Judge to the

2010 Senior Judge, Seoul High Court 2012 Chief Judge, Seoul Northern District Court 2016 Chief Judge, Gwangju High Court 2017

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

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