Lee Jin-sung

Lee Jin-sung
이진성
6th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea
In office 24 November 2017 – 19 September 2018
Nominated by	Moon Jae-in
Preceded by	Park Han-chul
Succeeded by	Yoo Nam-seok
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
In office September 2012 – November 2017
Personal details
Born	(1956-08-05) 5 August 1956 Busan, South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Lee Jin-sung (Korean: 이진성; Hanja: 李鎭盛; born 5 August 1956) was the 6th President of the Constitutional Court of South Korea, appointed by Moon Jae-in on November 24, 2017.

Career

1983 Judge, Busan District Court

1988 Judge, Uijeongbu Branch of Seoul District Court

1990 Judge, Seoul High Court

1991 Judge, Seoul Criminal District Court

1993 Law Clerk, Supreme Court

1994 Chief Judge, Kangkyung Branch of Daejeon District Court

1997 Professor, Judicial Research and Training Institute

2000 Senior Judge, Seoul District Court

2001 Senior Judge, Patent Court

2003 Senior Judge, Seoul High Court

2005 Bankruptcy Senior Chief Judge, Seoul Central District Court

2008 Vice Minister, Ministry of Court Administration, Supreme Court

2010 Chief Judge, Seoul Central District Court

2012 Chief Judge, Gwangju High Court

2012 Justice, Constitutional Court

2017 President, Constitutional Court (retired on September 19, 2018)