National
Supreme Court of Korea
- Korean: 대법원
Governs Republic of Korea
Official website (eng.scourt.go.kr) Report a problem with this page
Source: elaw.klri.re.kr, checkedSupreme Court of Korea in plain words
- What it's for
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The Supreme Court is the highest court of ordinary (civil, criminal, administrative) jurisdiction and reviews regulations and administrative acts (Constitution Arts. 101, 107). The Chief Justice also nominates three Constitutional Court justices and appoints lower-court judges.
Who sits on it
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea
- Jo Hee-de since December 2023
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up to 25 justices of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court elaw.klri.re.kr · checked
- Jo Hee-de as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court english.ccourt.go.kr · checked
- Justice of the Supreme Court elaw.klri.re.kr · checked
What it can do
- Final appeal and rule-making
Final court of appeal in ordinary cases and power to review the constitutionality of regulations and administrative actions where decisive to a case (Arts. 101, 107, 108).
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Sources for what it can do
- Final appeal and rule-making elaw.klri.re.kr · checked
Sources
- elaw.klri.re.kr · checked Korea Legislation Research Institute, Constitution of the Republic of Korea (English), read 2026-10-12: structure, powers, selection of offices and terms of office (Arts. 40-42, 66-100, 101-113). For: Supreme Court of Korea, What it's for, Supreme Court of Korea in Korean, Final appeal and rule-making, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice of the Supreme Court
- english.ccourt.go.kr · checked Constitutional Court of Korea, official English website, and scourt.go.kr, read 2026-10-12: court composition. Constitutional Court President Kim Sanghwan (since 2025-07-24) and Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de (since 2023-12-08) confirmed by English Wikipedia and Korea JoongAng Daily (Oct 2026 reporting). Fallback: Wikipedia, because the courts' pages did not list holders in readable form. For: Jo Hee-de as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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