Justice Roh Kyung-pil delivers his inaugural remarks at the Supreme Court in Seoul on Aug. 2, 2024. Photo by Asia Today / Joint Press Corps
July 10 (Asia Today) -- South Korean Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae appointed Justice Roh Kyung-pil as the new head of the National Court Administration, filling a vacancy that had lasted about four months.
The Supreme Court announced Friday that Roh, 62, will begin his term Tuesday.
The head of the National Court Administration oversees personnel and budgets for courts nationwide. The chief justice appoints the official from among sitting Supreme Court justices, and the justice does not handle trials while serving in the post.
Roh, a native of Haenam, South Jeolla Province, began his judicial career as a judge at the Seoul District Court in 1997. He later served as a Supreme Court research judge, Seoul High Court judge, presiding judge at the Gwangju High Court, and presiding judge and senior presiding judge at the Suwon High Court. He was appointed to the Supreme Court on Aug. 2, 2024.
