Supreme Court of Korea
Highest ordinary court of South Korea
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| December 2024 | The political deadlock over Constitutional Court justice vacancies continued, complicating the impeachment proceedings against President Yoon Suk Yeol. |
| December 31 2024 | Acting president Choi Sang-mok appoints Chung Kyesun and Cho Hanchang to the Constitutional Court, while withholding the appointment of Ma Eun-hyuk. |
| December 27 2024 | Opposition parties pass an impeachment motion against acting president Han Duck-soo, resulting in his suspension. |
| December 26 2024 | Opposition parties unilaterally approve three Constitutional Court nominees without ruling party participation, and acting president Han Duck-soo refuses to appoint them. |
| October 2024 | One seat on the Constitutional Court became vacant, indicating a potential change in the court's composition. |
| October 2024 | Three Constitutional Court justices retired, creating a vacancy that the ruling party and opposition failed to fill, leading to potential legal and procedural challenges. |
| 2022 | Major judicial conflict occurred when the Constitutional Court overturned a Supreme Court decision by ruling that while a statute was constitutional, its specific application was not, leading to public denouncement by the Supreme Court. |
| April 2020 | The annex building was completed, featuring three stories designed to enhance public engagement, including a law library, permanent exhibition hall, and additional administrative office space. |
| 2019 | Landmark decision on constitutional complaints (Case 2017Hun-Ba127) decriminalizing abortion in South Korea, demonstrating the Constitutional Court's power to review and modify existing laws. |
| 2018 | Justice Lee Young-jin was nominated by the second opposition party, the Bareunmirae Party, to the Constitutional Court. |
| 2017 | The Constitutional Court adjudicated the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye (Case No. 2016Hun-Na1), setting a new precedent that a violation of the constitution alone is sufficient for presidential removal, even without a grave violation of specific laws. |
| 2012 | Former justice Kang Il-won was nominated by the National Assembly through negotiations between the ruling Saenuri Party and the first opposition Democratic United Party. |
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