President Lee Presents Commission to Justice Kim Seonggu... Tea with Chief Justice Cho Heedae

Decoration Awarded to Former Justice Lee Heunggu

Chief Presidential Spokesperson Kang Yoo-jung announced that on the 21st, President Lee Jae-myung presented the Certificate of Appointment to Supreme Court Justice Kim Sung-gu (24th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute) at the main building of the Blue House.

President Lee Jae-myung is taking a commemorative photo with Kim Seongsu, the newly appointed Supreme Court Justice, after presenting the appointment certificate at the Blue House on the 21st. On the left is Chief Justice Cho Heedai. September 21, 2026. Photo by Yonhap News.

Justice Kim is the first Supreme Court Justice to take office since the inauguration of the Lee Jae-myung administration. President Lee awarded a state decoration to Kim's predecessor, former Supreme Court Justice Lee Heung-gu.

Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae of the Supreme Court also attended the appointment and decoration ceremonies held on this day. Spokesperson Kang stated, "After the event, President Lee shared a tea meeting with Chief Justice Cho, Justice Kim, and former Justice Lee."

Chief Justice Cho has maintained a confrontational stance with the Blue House over the issue of the re-nomination of Supreme Court justices. On August 18 of last month, Chief Justice Cho recommended Justice Kim as the successor to former Justice Lee, and recommended Son Bong-gi, Chief Judge of the Daegu District Court, as the successor to former Justice Noh Tae-ak. However, the Blue House requested a re-nomination for Chief Judge Son on August 28, stating that it was a "unilateral nomination without any prior consultation." As of now, the Supreme Court has not issued any particular statement concerning this matter.

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