Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea
Head of South Korean highest ordinary court / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea (Korean: 대법원장; Hanja: 大法院長; RR: Daebeobwonjang) is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea. As presiding judge of the grand bench composed of two-thirds of fourteen Supreme Court justices, the chief represents the Supreme Court of Korea. The chief justice is regarded as one of two equivalent heads of judicial branch in Government of South Korea. Another head is the president of the Constitutional Court of Korea. The current chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea is vacant and Supreme Court Justice Ahn Chul-sang is acting as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea.[1]
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea | |
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대한민국 대법원장 | |
Supreme Court of Korea | |
Style | Mr Chief Justice (informal) Your Honor (within the court) |
Status | Chief Justice |
Member of | Council of Supreme Court Justices |
Residence | Daebeobwonjang Gonggwan |
Seat | Seoul, South Korea |
Appointer | President (Subject to the National Assembly's approval) |
Term length | Six years, non renewable |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of South Korea |
Inaugural holder | Kim Byung-ro |
Formation | 5 August 1948; 75 years ago (1948-08-05) |
Website | Official english website |