Gov't Legislation Minister Says Supreme Court Chief Justice Required by Constitution to Suggest New Candidate
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Gov't legislation minister says Supreme Court chief justice required by Constitution to suggest new candidate
The head of the Ministry of Government Legislation said Thursday that the president is not necessarily required to appoint a Supreme Court justice just as suggested by the chief of the top court. President Lee Jae Myung and Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae have been locked in a standoff after Lee rejected a justice candidate suggested by Cho. Lee asked the chief justice to make a new recommendation on the grounds that the candidate was pr…
Jo Won-cheol, Minister of Government Legislation, stated his legal views on the nature of the Chief Justice’s power to recommend Supreme Court justices and the President’s power of appointment during the National Assembly’s parliamentary audit. He pointed out that the power of recommendation is merely a recommendation and does not bind the President, and that refusing a re-recommendation constitutes a violation of constitutional duties.
Amid the conflict between the Blue House and the Supreme Court over the interpretation of Article 104, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution, which stipulates the power to recommend and appoint Supreme Court justices, Minister of Government Legislation Cho Won-cheol stated on the 15th regarding the provision that it "means a kind of recommendation or proposal," adding that "the President is bound by the right to recommend, so he is not obligated to ap…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Lee Sang-hyun and Choi Pyeong-cheon = On the 15th, Minister of Government Legislation Cho Won-chul [addressed] the conflict between the Blue House and Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae over the so-called issue of re-recommending Supreme Court Justice candidates and ...
Cho Won-chul, Minister of Government Legislation, interpreted the Chief Justice’s presentation of Supreme Court Justice nominees as "a form of recommendation and proposal," stating that Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae is "failing to fulfill his constitutional duties" by refusing to re-recommend. Minister Cho made this statement on the 15th during the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee’s audit of the Ministry of Government Legislati…
Minister of Government Legislation Cho Won-chul is drinking water after finishing his answers to lawmakers' questions during the parliamentary audit of the Ministry of Government Legislation held at the National Assembly on the 15th.
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