Why president, chief justice are clashing over Supreme Court seat
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Why president, chief justice are clashing over Supreme Court seat
President Lee Jae Myung and Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae, at odds for more than a year, are now locked in their most direct confrontation yet over the appointment of a Supreme Court justice. Cheong Wa Dae said Friday it would not submit to the National Assembly the confirmation motion for Sohn Bong-ki, a senior judge at the Daegu District Court nominated by Cho, and asked the chief justice to recommend another candidate. Senior presidential spokesp…
On the 30th, Democratic Party lawmakers on the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee reiterated their demand for Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae to attend the committee's questioning on pending issues, signaling that legal action could be taken if he fails to appear. On the same day, Chairperson Seo Young-kyo held a press conference at the National Assembly regarding Chief Justice Cho's submission of a letter explaining…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-seop = In an unprecedented situation where the Blue House rejected the nomination of Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae for a Supreme Court Justice candidate and effectively demanded a 're-nomination,' Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho...
Members of the Democratic Party of Korea’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee urged Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae to resolve the vacancy by requesting that he re-recommend one of the three candidates selected by the existing nomination committee. Furthermore, the conflict between the Supreme Court and the National Assembly appears to be intensifying, as they strongly criticized Chief Justice Cho’s non-attendance at parliamentary questioning session…
Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae is facing a deep dilemma as the Blue House demands a re-nomination of a Supreme Court Justice candidate for the first time in history. The ruling party and the government are pressuring the Supreme Court, arguing that a candidate must be nominated from the existing Justice Nomination Committee, excluding Presiding Judge Son Bong-gi. However, as current laws do not explicitly stipulate a procedure for re-nomination, ther…
The passport pulled out a discussion card on the abolition of the court administration again due to controversy over the Supreme Court Justice candidate by Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae. There are voices of concern in the legal community that tampering with the organization of a national agency due to a political conflict with the current Chief Justice could lead to the politicization of the administration of justice. On the 30th, according to the p…
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