Kim Myeong-soo

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Kim Myeong-soo
김명수
16th Chief Justice of South Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 September 2017
Nominated by	Moon Jae-in
Preceded by	Yang Sung-tae
Personal details
Born	(1959-10-12) 12 October 1959 (age 62) Busan, South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul National University School of Law
Occupation	Jurist

Kim Myeong-soo (Korean: 김명수; Hanja: 金命洙; born 12 October 1959) is a South Korean jurist and the 16th Chief Justice of South Korea, inaugurated on 25 September 2017, succeeding the outgoing Yang Sung-tae.

Biography[]

Kim graduated from the Seoul National University School of Law in 1981, and passed the National Judicial Examination in 1983. He began his career at the Northern Branch Court of Seoul District Court in 1986. In February 2016, he was assigned as the Chief Judge of Chuncheon District. He began his 6-year term as Chief Justice on 25 September 2017, after being elected in a 160–134 vote of parliamentary approval.^[1][2]

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