Chief Justice Kim Myeong-soo of the Supreme Court is giving his retirement speech at a retirement ceremony held at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 22nd. /News 1
Chief Justice Kim Myeong-soo, who is retiring after completing his six-year term, said in his retirement address on the 22nd, “The judiciary has worked hard day and night to improve the system and create conditions to realize ‘good trials.’” At the retirement ceremony held at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on this day, Chief Justice Kim said, “In my inauguration speech, I said that the best reward the judiciary can give to the people is a ‘good trial’ in which independent judges reach a just conclusion through fair and faithful trials.” Chief Justice Kim has emphasized ‘good trials’ ever since his inauguration.
On this day, Chief Justice Kim also mentioned the issue of trial delays. He said, “The power of the judiciary must be able to be used to solve the problem of trial delays that has recently been raised,” and “If the people suffer from justice delayed in trials, the values we have pursued will also lose their luster.” did.
During the tenure of Chief Justice Kim, the processing time for civil settlement cases continued to increase in courts across the country. According to the Supreme Court Judicial Yearbook, the average processing time for first-trial civil lawsuits (consensus cases) in courts across the country last year was 14 months, about 2 months longer than the previous year. It took over a year just to receive the first trial ruling. In the case of the second trial, it took 332.7 days for the High Court and 324.2 days for the District Court. Compared to the previous year, it increased by 29 days (303.8 days) and 24 days (303.1 days), respectively. Last year, it took 349.5 days to reach an appellate decision in a civil lawsuit at the Supreme Court, more than three months longer than the previous year, which took 238.9 days.
Chief Justice Kim Myeong-soo of the Supreme Court is boarding a vehicle while receiving applause from staff after completing his retirement ceremony at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 22nd. /Newsis
Chief Justice Kim said, “Please blame me for all my mistakes and scold me, but I ask you to send warm encouragement and support to the members of the judiciary who work hard day and night to achieve a good trial.”
Chief Justice Kim left the Supreme Court building in an official car that day. On this day, a rally was held in front of the Supreme Court to condemn Chief Justice Kim. Police also spread nets around vehicles to prevent protestors from throwing objects at official vehicles.
On August 22, 2017, the day after being nominated as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Kim took an intercity bus and subway instead of an official car and entered the Supreme Court building in Seocho-dong, Seoul on foot. At the time, he said, “I am a person who has been doing trials in court for 31 years and 5 months,” and “I will show you what the level is and what it looks like.”
On the morning of the 22nd, Chief Justice Kim Myeong-soo’s vehicle is leaving the building after completing his retirement ceremony at the Supreme Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Police are deploying nets to prepare for the throwing of objects by protestors. /Newsis
2023-09-22 02:48:32
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