Kim Sanghwan was born on January 27, 1966 and is a South Korean jurist who has served since 2025 as the ninth president of the Constitutional Court of Korea. He has been described as part of the courts progressive bloc.
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RolePresident of the Constitutional Court of Korea since 24 July 2025; previously Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea, 2018 to 2024, and twice seconded to the Constitutional Court as rapporteur judge 2 Nationality / JurisdictionSouth Korea; constitutional law, Constitutional Court of Korea 2 Classification
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Born 27 January 1966 in Daejeon, Kim was educated at Bomoon High School and studied law at Seoul National University.
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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.
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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.
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