Chief Justice Says Difficult to Newly Recommend Supreme Court Justice Due to Lack of Grounds

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Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae explained on the 6th why he rejected the request for a re-nomination of Supreme Court Justices, stating, “This is in accordance with the principle that the Chief Justice’s power of nomination, the National Assembly’s power of consent, and the President’s power of appointment must each be respected in accordance with their constitutional meaning.” Chief Justice Cho made these remarks while appearing at the parliamentary …

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Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae appeared before the National Assembly for a parliamentary audit and expressed his position that it is difficult to proceed with follow-up procedures because the official document requesting the re-nomination of Supreme Court Justices lacks specific grounds. Citing the protection of the separation of powers and judicial independence, he refused to testify and proposed responding to inquiries through the Head of the Court…

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[News Tomato Reporter Shin Da-in] Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae reiterated his previous opinion during the National Assembly's parliamentary audit that he rejected the Blue House's official request for a re-recommendation of Supreme Court Justices because the constitutional basis for the request was unclear. On this day, Chief Justice Cho refused the National Assembly's request to appear as a general witness and did not take the witnes…

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Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae appeared at the National Assembly’s audit of the Supreme Court on the 6th and personally explained why he did not comply with the Blue House’s request to re-recommend a candidate for Supreme Court Justice. His position is that he determined it would be difficult to proceed with follow-up procedures because the official document requesting the re-recommendation lacked clear specific reasons and constitutional grounds. I…