Lee Jin-sung explained

Lee Jin-sung
Native Name Lang:ko
Birth Date:5 August 1956
Birth Place:Busan, South Korea
Alma Mater:Seoul National University (LL.B.)
Office1:6th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Term Start1:24 November 2017
Term End1:19 September 2018
Nominator1:Moon Jae-in
Predecessor1:Park Han-chul
Successor1:Yoo Nam-seok
Office2:Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Term Start2:September 2012
Term End2:November 2017

Lee Jin-sung (; born 5 August 1956) was the 6th President of the Constitutional Court of South Korea, appointed by Moon Jae-in on November 24, 2017.[1]

Career

1983 Judge, Busan District Court

1988 Judge, Uijeongbu Branch of Seoul District Court

1990 Judge, Seoul High Court

1991 Judge, Seoul Criminal District Court

1993 Law Clerk, Supreme Court

1994 Chief Judge, Kangkyung Branch of Daejeon District Court

1997 Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute

2000 Senior Judge, Seoul District Court

2001 Senior Judge, Patent Court

2003 Senior Judge, Seoul High Court

2005 Bankruptcy Senior Chief Judge, Seoul Central District Court

2008 Vice Minister, Ministry of Court Administration, Supreme Court

2010 Chief Judge, Seoul Central District Court

2012 Chief Judge, Gwangju High Court

2012 Justice, Constitutional Court

2017 President, Constitutional Court (retired on September 19, 2018)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: (LEAD) President appoints new Constitutional Court chief. 변 . 덕근. 24 November 2017. Yonhap News Agency.