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President of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Kim Sung-hwan
Former Court Administration Chief Promises Trusted Justice
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Last Updated on Jun 15, 2026
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President of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Life Summary
Kim Sung-hwan is the President of the Constitutional Court of Korea.
He faces the tasks of restoring public trust in the Constitutional Court and strengthening the independence of judicial decision-making.
He was born on January 27, 1966, in Daejeon.
He graduated from Bomoon High School and Seoul National University College of Law.
He passed the 30th National Bar Examination and completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute's 20th class.
In 1994, he began his judicial career as a judge at the Busan District Court.
He later served as a warrant judge at the Seoul Central District Court, a research judge at the Supreme Court, a presiding judge at the Seoul High Court, Chief Judge of the Suwon District Court, a Supreme Court Justice, and Minister of the National Court Administration.
He was seconded twice to the Constitutional Court as a Constitutional Research Officer, first in 2002 while serving as an associate judge and again in 2008 while serving as a presiding judge, working there for a total of about four years.
During his tenure as a warrant judge, he drew attention for his principled rulings, including issuing arrest warrants for former National Intelligence Service Director Won Sei-hoon and former Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Shin Jae-min.
He is regarded as a scholarly judge who devoted many years to constitutional studies and was a member of the International Human Rights Law Research Society, a judicial organization known for its progressive leanings.
Having served in both the judiciary and the Constitutional Court, he is considered a traditional career judge with extensive experience in both judicial practice and constitutional theory.
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He faces the tasks of restoring public trust in the Constitutional Court and strengthening the independence of judicial decision-making.
He was born on January 27, 1966, in Daejeon.
He graduated from Bomoon High School and Seoul National University College of Law.
He passed the 30th National Bar Examination and completed the Judicial Research and Training Institute's 20th class.
In 1994, he began his judicial career as a judge at the Busan District Court.
He later served as a warrant judge at the Seoul Central District Court, a research judge at the Supreme Court, a presiding judge at the Seoul High Court, Chief Judge of the Suwon District Court, a Supreme Court Justice, and Minister of the National Court Administration.
He was seconded twice to the Constitutional Court as a Constitutional Research Officer, first in 2002 while serving as an associate judge and again in 2008 while serving as a presiding judge, working there for a total of about four years.
During his tenure as a warrant judge, he drew attention for his principled rulings, including issuing arrest warrants for former National Intelligence Service Director Won Sei-hoon and former Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Shin Jae-min.
He is regarded as a scholarly judge who devoted many years to constitutional studies and was a member of the International Human Rights Law Research Society, a judicial organization known for its progressive leanings.
Having served in both the judiciary and the Constitutional Court, he is considered a traditional career judge with extensive experience in both judicial practice and constitutional theory.
#KimSunghwan #ConstitutionalCourt #ConstitutionalCourtPresident #KoreanJudiciary #SupremeCourtJustice #ConstitutionalLaw #JudicialIndependence #LegalScholar #HumanRightsLaw #KoreaLegalSystem