National
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Korean: 대법원장
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 (Constitution Art. 104(1)); single six-year term (Art. 105(1)).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of Korea
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Jo Hee-de since December 2023
Report Source: english.ccourt.go.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: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Korean
- 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, current term