National
President of the Constitutional Court
- Korean: 헌법재판소장
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President with the consent of the National Assembly from among the justices (Constitution Art. 111(4)).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of Korea
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Kim Sanghwan since July 2025
Report Source: ccourt.go.kr,
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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: President of the Constitutional Court, President of the Constitutional Court in Korean
- ccourt.go.kr · checked Constitutional Court of Korea, official website (Korean), read 2026-10-12: 김상환 (Kim Sanghwan) as President of the Court named as the current minister on the home page. For: Kim Sanghwan, current term
- 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: Kim Sanghwan, current term