Kim Sanghwan
Honorable Kim Sanghwan | |
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김상환 | |
Kim in 2025 | |
| 9th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea | |
| Assumed office 24 July 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Lee Jae Myung |
| Preceded by |
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| Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea | |
| Assumed office 24 July 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Lee Jae Myung |
| Preceded by | Moon Hyungbae |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea | |
| In office 28 December 2018 – 27 December 2024 | |
| Nominated by | Kim Myeong-su |
| Appointed by | Moon Jae-in |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 January 1966 |
| Education | Seoul National University School of Law (LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Korea Army |
| Years of service | 1991–1994 |
| Rank | First lieutenant (Judge advocate) |
Kim Sanghwan (Korean: 김상환; Hanja: 金尙煥, born 27 January 1966) is a South Korean jurist who has served since 2025 as the 9th president of the Constitutional Court of Korea. He has been described as progressive bloc of the Constitutional Court.[1]
Early life
Born 27 January 1996 in Daejeon, Kim was educated at Bomoon High School and studied law at Seoul National University.[2] He passed national entrance test for the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 1988. After graduating 2 years of JRTI training course, Kim served his active duty in army for 3 years and discharged as first lieutenant.[3]
Career
Kim started his legal career as judge at the Busan District Court in 1994. He was seconded twice to the Constitutional Court as rapporteur judge for 4 total years during his mid years of career as lower ordinary court judge. In his later career as judge, Kim gained chance to serve as associate justice for the Supreme Court of Korea from 2018, and retired in 2024. Kim then started his short academic career as chaired professor in law school of the Jeju National University.[4][5]
In 2025, president of the republic Lee Jae Myung nominated Kim to court president (chief justice) of the Constitutional Court.[6] The National Assembly confirmed him by vote of 206–49.[7]
See also
Notes
References
- Kim, Bo-kyoung (27 June 2025a). "Lee makes nominations for Constitutional Court, and appoints four vice ministers". Arirang News. Seoul: Arirang TV. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- Kim, Min-kuk (6 July 2025b). "Kim Sang-hwan reports 2.71489 billion won in assets ahead of Constitutional Court nomination". Chosun Biz. Seoul: The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- Ku, Chaeeun (26 July 2025). "Kim Sanghwan, Nominee for Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Elite Judge with Four Years of Service at the Court". The Asia Business Daily. Seoul. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- Lee, Kyung-min (12 February 2015). "Judge Kim in spotlight for ruling on ex-spy chief". The Korea Times. Seoul. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- Yi, Wonju (23 July 2025). "National Assembly passes confirmation motion for Constitutional Court chief nominee". Yonhap News. Seoul: Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- Yoon, So-yeon (24 July 2025). "A progressive judge, a human rights activist: Constitutional Court poised to shift left". Korea JoongAng Daily. Seoul: JoongAng Ilbo. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- 이, 종희 (26 June 2025). "김상환 헌법재판소장 후보자…헌법 이론·실무 해박" [Kim Sanghwan, nominee for President of the Constitutional Court, has extensive knowledge of constitutional theory and practice]. Newsis (in Korean). Seoul. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
External links
- Media related to Kim Sanghwan at Wikimedia Commons
- Constitutional Court of Korea English webpage > Justices
- Supreme Court of Korea English webpage > Former Justices