39th LAWASIA CONFERENCE 2026
14 - 16 September 2026 | Seoul, South 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)