39th LAWASIA CONFERENCE 2026

14 - 16 September 2026 | Seoul, South Korea

Kim Sanghwan

President of the Constitutional Court of Korea

Date of Birth

January 27, 1966

Education

LL.B., Seoul National University School of Law

Career History

1994 - Judge, Busan District Court

1996 - J udge, Busan District Court (Ulsan Branch)

1998 - Judge, Seoul District Court Uijeongbu Branch

2000 - Seconded to the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich for Overseas Training

2001 - Judge, Seoul District Court (Western Branch)

2002 - Seconded to the Constitutional Court of Korea

2003 - Judge, Seoul High Court

2004 - Judge, Research Division of the Supreme Court

2006 - Presiding Judge Jeju District Court

2007 - Chief Presiding Judge Jeju District Court

2008 - Presiding Judge, Suwon District Court

2008 - Seconded to the Constitutional Court of Korea

2010 - Presiding Judge Seoul Central District Court

2013 - Presiding Judge Busan High Court in Changwon

2014 - Presiding Judge Seoul High Court

2018 - First Chief Presiding Judge of Civil Division, Seoul Central District Court

2018 - Justice, Supreme Court

2021 - Minister of National Court Administration

2025 - Endowed Chair Professor, Jeju National University Law School

Current - President, Constitutional Court of Korea Since July 24, 2025)