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Lee Approves Appointment of New Supreme Court Justice

Summary by The Korea Times
President Lee Jae Myung on Friday approved the appointment of Kim Sung-soo as a new Supreme Court justice, his office said. Lee's approval comes a day after the National Assembly passed a motion for Kim's confirmation in a 227-28 vote, following a confirmation hearing earlier in the week. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae last month recommended Kim to the president for appointment as the successor to former Supreme Court Justice Lee Heung-…

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The Blue House announced that President Lee Jae-myung approved the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Kim Sung-soo on the 18th. Accordingly, Nominee Kim has become the first Supreme Court Justice to take office since the launch of the current administration. His term is six years. Previously, the motion for Kim's appointment passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 17th. The motion was approved with 227 votes in favor, 28 against, a…

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Six-year term for a Supreme Court Justice… Justice Kim, 28 years of judicial life

President Lee Jae-myung approved the appointment of Supreme Court Justice Kim Sung-soo (57, 24th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) on the 18th. Cheong Wa Dae Senior Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung conveyed this through a written notice on the same day. With President Lee’s approval of the appointment, Justice Kim has become the first Supreme Court Justice to take office since the launch of the current administration. The National…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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