Myungin Bae, Former Minister of Justice and Co-founder of Bae, Kim & Lee, Passes Away

Funeral to Be Held by Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Myungin Bae, Honorary Representative Attorney at Bae, Kim & Lee LLC and the 33rd Minister of Justice, passed away on April 6, 2026 due to a chronic illness. He was 93 years old.

Myeongin Bae, former Minister of Justice. Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

He was born on November 8, 1932, in Jinhae, Gyeongsangnam-do. After graduating from Jinhae High School and the College of Law at Seoul National University, he entered the legal profession by passing the 8th Higher Civil Service Examination.

He served as a prosecutor at the Seoul, Cheongju, Busan, and Daegu District Prosecutors' Offices, as Chief Prosecutor at the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office, as Head of the Seongbuk Branch of the Seoul District Prosecutors' Office, as Chief Prosecutor of the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office, as Director General of the Criminal Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Justice, and as Deputy Prosecutor General at the Supreme Prosecutors' Office. From June 1982 to February 1985, he served as the 33rd Minister of Justice.

During his tenure as Minister of Justice, he contributed to enhancing the stability of legal administration and establishing the rule of law, for which he was awarded the Order of Service Merit, Red Stripes in 1983 and the Order of Service Merit, Blue Stripes in 1985.

In December 1986, together with Honorary Representative Attorneys Inseop Kim and Junghoon Lee, he founded Pacific Joint Law Office, the predecessor of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, and played a pivotal role in the firm's growth.

The funeral will be held at Room 14 of the funeral hall at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, with services arranged by Bae, Kim & Lee LLC. The funeral procession is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on April 9, 2026.

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