Kim Sang-won (judge)

Kim Sang-won (Korean: 김상원; April 30, 1933 – February 24, 2024) was a South Korean lawyer and judge. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea from 1988 to 1994.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Sang-won
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea
In office
July 11, 1988 – July 10, 1994
Personal details
Born(1933-04-30)April 30, 1933
Japanese Korea
DiedFebruary 24, 2024(2024-02-24) (aged 90)
NationalitySouth Korean
OccupationLawyer
Judge
Korean name
Hangul
김상원
Hanja
金祥源
Revised RomanizationKim Sang-won
McCune–ReischauerKim Sangwon

Biography

Kim Sang-won was born in 1933.[1] In 1956, Kim graduated from Seoul National University's College of Agriculture. In 1957, he passed the bar exam.[2][3]

In 1960, Kim Sang-won first began his career as a judge of the Daegu District Court. in 1975, Kim became the Chief Justice of the Seoul High Court.[4] In 1981, the Chun Doo-hwan government refused Kim's reappointment as a judge, so Kim decided to practice law.[5] In 1988, under the new Roh Tae-woo government, Kim Sang-won was appointed to the Supreme Court, on the recommendation of Chief Justice Lee Il-kyu.[3] Kim served on the court until July 10, 1994.[6]

After retiring from the Supreme Court, Kim established a law firm, Hannuri Law LLC, with his two sons, who were both lawyers, in September 1997.[3][7] In 2000, he became the chairman of the Ilga Foundation.[4]

Kim died on February 24, 2024, at the age of 90.[3]

References
  1. "아카이브조선 인물정보". cdb.chosun.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. "구성원 소개 - 김상원". Hannuri Law LLC (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  3. "김상원 전 대법관 별세…향년 90세". Maeil Broadcasting Network (in Korean). February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  4. "자랑스러운 성결인 김상원 장로(장충단교회 원로)". Holiness Newspaper (in Korean). May 27, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  5. "김상원 전 대법관 별세… 향년 90세". The Korean Legal News (in Korean). February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  6. "Supreme Court > Justices > Former Justices". eng.scourt.go.kr. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  7. "History". Hannuri Law LLC (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2024.


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