Lee Jin-sung
Lee Jin-sung | |
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이진성 | |
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| 6th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea | |
| In office 24 November 2017 – 19 September 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Moon Jae-in |
| Preceded by | Park Han-chul |
| Succeeded by | Yoo Nam-seok |
| Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea | |
| In office September 2012 – November 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Yang Sung-tae (Chief Justice) |
| Appointed by | Lee Myung-bak |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1956 Busan, South Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (LL.B.) |
Lee Jin-sung (Korean: 이진성; Hanja: 李鎭盛; 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 Cour
- 2017 President, Constitutional Court (retired on September 19, 2018)
References
- ^ 변, 덕근 (24 November 2017). "(LEAD) President appoints new Constitutional Court chief". Yonhap News Agency.