People Power Party Files Constitutional Dispute over Presidential Office’s Request for Supreme Court Justice Re-nomination

The People Power Party has decided to file a constitutional dispute petition after the presidential office returned Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hui-dae's nomination for a Supreme Court justice and requested a re-nomination.

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On September 20, the People Power Party announced, "In response to President Lee Jae-myung's failure to submit the consent motion for nominee Son Bong-gi as Supreme Court justice, and the request for a re-nomination, which we believe infringes upon the National Assembly's right to consent to judicial appointments as well as the rights of lawmakers to deliberate and vote, we plan to submit a petition for a constitutional dispute to the Constitutional Court on September 21."

Previously, on August 28, the presidential office demanded a re-nomination, citing that Chief Justice Cho had unilaterally submitted a written nomination without prior consultation. In addition, the presidential office did not submit the consent motion for nominee Son Bong-gi, Chief Judge of the Daegu District Court, to the National Assembly.

The People Power Party views the presidential office's request for re-nomination as unconstitutional. While the Constitution stipulates the chief justice's right to nominate, consultations with the presidential office prior to nomination are merely a 'custom' rather than a legal requirement.

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