Cho Hanchang

South Korean judge (born 1965)

In this Korean name, the family name is  Cho.

Cho Hanchang

조한창

Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea

Incumbent

Assumed office
Janunary 1, 2025
Nominated by| National Assembly
(with recommendation from People Power Party)
Appointed by| Choi Sang-mok
Personal details
Born|  (1965-05-14) May 14, 1965 (age 60)
Suwon, South Korea
Education| Seoul National University (LL.B.)
Korea University (LL.M)
Korean name
Hangul|

조한창

Hanja|

趙漢暢

RR| Jo Hanchang
MR| Cho Hanch'ang

Cho Hanchang[1] (Korean: 조한창; born May 14, 1965) is a South Korean jurist who serves as a justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea. He was nominated by the National Assembly on December 26, 2024, upon the recommendation of the People Power Party and officially appointed to the court by acting national president Choi Sang-mok on January 1, 2025.

## Early life and education

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Cho was born on May 14, 1965, in Suwon.[2][3] After he graduated from Sangmoon High School [ko], he attended Seoul National University School of Law where he graduated in 1987.[2][4] He passed the 28th bar examination in 1986.[4] In 2004, he obtained a master's degree in intellectual property law from Korea University.[2]

## Early legal career

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Cho's legal career began when Cho was appointed as a judge for the Eastern Branch of the Busan District Court [ko] in 1992.[5] In 1994, he joined the Busan District Court [ko] before heading to Seoul in 1996 where he served as a judge for the Uijeongbu Branch of the Seoul District Court [ko].[2] In 1998, he was transferred to the Suwon District Court [ko] before rejoining the Seoul District Court [ko] in 1999.[2] In 2001, he became a judge for the Seoul High Court [ko] and served as a research judge for the Supreme Court in 2002.[2] From 2004 to 2005, he was promoted to the position of chief judge for the Jeju District Court [ko].[2]

In 2006, he became a professor for the Judicial Research and Training Institute.[2] In 2008, he joined the Seoul Central District Court [ko] as a chief judge and then transferred to the Pyeongtaek Branch [ko] of the Suwon District Court in 2011.[2] In 2012, he served as a chief judge for the Busan High Court [ko] and then rejoined the Seoul High Court as chief judge in 2013.[2] He also served as acting chief judge for the Seoul Administrative Court [ko] in 2015.[2] In 2021, Cho left the court and started his own law firm.[6]

## Constitutional Court of South Korea (2024–present)

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On December 6, 2024, the People Power Party named Cho as the ruling party's choice for one of the three Constitutional Court seats filled by the National Assembly.[7] The National Assembly held a hearing on Cho's nomination on December 24 that was boycotted by the People Power Party.[8] On December 26, the National Assembly voted to approve all three nominations to the Constitutional Court including Cho, Chung Kyesun, and Ma Eun-hyeok.[9] On December 31, 2024, acting president Choi Sang-mok decided to appoint Cho.[10] His tenure officially began on January 1, 2025.[11]

## See also

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* List of justices of the Constitutional Court of Korea

## References

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1. ^ "Constitutional Court of Korea > Justices > Current Justices". www.ccourt.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "인물". Constitutional Court of Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
3. ^ Choi, Oh-hyeon (December 31, 2024). "[프로필]조한창 헌법재판관". E-Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
4. ^ a b Oh, In-ae (January 2, 2025). "조한창·정계선 헌법재판관 취임… '헌법질서 수호, 국민 기본권 보장을'". The Korean Legal News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
5. ^ Choi, Da-won (November 27, 2024). "국힘, 헌법재판관 후보 조한창 추진… 민주당은 후보 교체 검토". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
6. ^ Jang, Eun-ji (June 19, 2024). "'대법원장 낙마' 이균용, 대법관 후보 탈락… 檢출신도 배제". The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 20, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
7. ^ Jo, Da-woon (December 6, 2024). "국민의힘, 헌법재판관으로 조한창 변호사 추천". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
8. ^ Kim, Min-gyu (December 24, 2024). "조한창 '헌재, 규정상 7명 이상 심리하게 해…6명 심리는 정상 아냐'". Sisa Focus (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
9. ^ Um, Ji-won (December 26, 2024). "국회, 헌법재판관 마은혁·정계선·조한창 선출안 가결". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
10. ^ Park, Kang-hyun (January 2, 2025). "조한창·정계선 헌법재판관 취임…'권력의 자의적 지배 배격해야'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 30, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
11. ^ 이, 도흔 (January 2, 2025). "정계선·조한창 신임 헌법재판관 오늘 임기 시작…내일 취임식(종합)". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved January 30, 2025.

## External links

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* Official profile from Constitutional Court of Korea homepage

Legal offices

Preceded by

Lee Jong-seok

|  Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
2025–present  | Incumbent

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Current members of the Constitutional Court of Korea

* Kim Hyungdu(acting)
* President

* Jung Jungmi
* Cheong Hyungsik
* Kim Bok-hyeong
* Cho Hanchang
* Chung Kyesun
* Ma Eunhyeok [ko]

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