Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea

The Constitutional Court of Korea is one of two highest courts in the court system of South Korea. It is composed of nine Constitutional Court justices (Korean: 헌법재판소 재판관; Hanja: 憲法裁判所 裁判官; RR: Heonbeopjaepanso Jaepangwan). One of the nine justices serves as the chief justice, officially titled the President of the Constitutional Court. The number of Constitutional Court justices is specified in Article 111 Clause 2 of the Constitution of South Korea.^[1]

StyleYour Honor

StatusJustice

Member ofCouncil of Constitutional Court Justices

SeatJongno, Seoul

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Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
헌법재판소 재판관 (Korean)
Emblem of the Constitutional Court
Flag of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Current Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea as of July 24, 2025
Constitutional Court of Korea
Style	Your Honor
Status	Justice
Member of	Council of Constitutional Court Justices
Seat	Jongno, Seoul
Appointer	President of South Korea
Term length	Six years, renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of South Korea
Formation	1 September 1988; 37 years ago (1988-09-01)
Website	Official english website

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By Article 111 Clause 2 of the constitution, all of the Constitutional Court justices are appointed by the president of South Korea. However, following Article 111 Clause 3 of the constitution, three of the Constitutional Court justices should be appointed from candidates selected by the National Assembly, and another three should be appointed from candidates nominated by the Supreme Court chief justice. Thus, only three of nine Constitutional Court justices are directly appointed by the president of South Korea. They serve for a renewable six-year term under Article 112 Clause 1 of the constitution. All but two justices retired without renewing the term, citing the potential harm to judicial independence and outsize influence of the president of South Korea on the Constitutional Court.

According to Article 5 Clause 1 of the Constitutional Court Act,^[2] Constitutional Court justices should be at least 40 years old, qualified as an attorney, and have more than 15 years of career in legal practice or legal academia.