This article is about South Korea's supreme ordinary court. For South Korea's constitutional court, see Constitutional Court of Korea. For North Korea's supreme court, see Central Court (North Korea).
Supreme Court of Korea
대한민국 대법원
Symbol of the Supreme Court of Korea
Supreme Court of Korea in Seocho, Seoul
Established
1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Location
Seocho, Seoul
Composition method
Appointed by President with consent of National Assembly (for associate Justices, nomination of Chief Justice is additionally required)
Authorized by
Constitution of South Korea Chapter V
Judge term length
Six years, renewable (mandatory retirement at the age of 70)
Number of positions
14 (by statute)
Website
scourt.go.kr
Chief Justice
Currently
Jo Hee-de
Since
8 December 2023 (2023-12-08)
Supreme Court of Korea
Emblem of ordinary Courts of Korea
Korean name
Hangul
대법원
Hanja
大法院
Revised Romanization
Daebeobwon
McCune–Reischauer
Taebŏbwon
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The Supreme Court of Korea (Korean: 대법원; Hanja: 大法院; RR: Daebeobwon) is the highest ordinary court in the judicial branch of South Korea, seated in Seocho, Seoul. Established under Chapter 5 of the Constitution of South Korea, the Court has ultimate and comprehensive jurisdiction over all cases except those cases falling under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court of Korea. It consists of fourteen Justices, including the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea. The Supreme Court is at the top of the hierarchy of all ordinary courts in South Korea, and traditionally represented the conventional judiciary of South Korea. The Supreme Court has equivalent status as one of the two highest courts in South Korea. The other is the Constitutional Court of Korea.
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