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Chief Justice Yang Sung-tae on Wednesday nominated a woman to fill the last remaining seat on the Supreme Court’s 14-member bench, long considered as a share of public prosecutors.
The selection of Kim So-young, a senior judge at Daejeon High Court, follows the resignation in July of Kim Byeong-hwa, a senior prosecutor and one of the four that Yang chose to replace four retiring justices, amid doubts over his ethics.
The new designate must go through a parliamentary hearing and confirmation process before being formally appointed by President Lee Myung-bak.
If named, she will be the fourth woman to become a Supreme Court justice and the second in service along with Park Bo-young who joined the court in January.
Kim hails from Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, and studied at Seoul National University.
By Lee Sun-young (milaya@heraldcorp.com)
The selection of Kim So-young, a senior judge at Daejeon High Court, follows the resignation in July of Kim Byeong-hwa, a senior prosecutor and one of the four that Yang chose to replace four retiring justices, amid doubts over his ethics.
The new designate must go through a parliamentary hearing and confirmation process before being formally appointed by President Lee Myung-bak.
If named, she will be the fourth woman to become a Supreme Court justice and the second in service along with Park Bo-young who joined the court in January.
Kim hails from Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, and studied at Seoul National University.
By Lee Sun-young (milaya@heraldcorp.com)
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Articles by Korea Herald
