Gyeongnam Bar Association Selects 12 Outstanding Judges... Highest Score 96, Lowest Score 60.67

Changwon District Court.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] The Gyeongnam Bar Association announced on the 1st that it selected 12 outstanding judges through this year's judicial evaluation.

The judges selected this time are Min Jeong-seok (Busan High Court Changwon Branch), Gu Min-gyeong (Changwon District Court), Jang Woo-young (Changwon District Court), Kim Young-wook (Masan Branch), Kim Hyun-beom (Tongyeong Branch), Jang Yoo-jin (Changwon District Court), Jin Min-hee (Changwon District Court), Cha Dong-gyeong (Changwon District Court), Lee Hyo-je (Jinju Branch), Shin Sung-hoon (Miryang Branch), Park Ji-yeon (Changwon District Court), and Jeong Ji-won (Geochang Branch).

In this evaluation, 220 out of 354 lawyers (62.1%) affiliated with the Gyeongnam Bar Association participated.

Among the 138 judges subject to evaluation, 99 (71%) were presiding judges, and each judge was assessed on 10 items including fairness, dignity and kindness, promptness and appropriateness, job competence, and job sincerity.

The average score of Gyeongnam judges was 77.93 out of 100 points. The highest score was 96, and the lowest score was 60.67.

A representative of the Gyeongnam Bar Association said, "There was also discussion about whether to disclose the scores of lower-ranked judges, but it was decided not to apply it this year," adding, "Whether to include disclosure of lower-ranked judges when announcing outstanding judges during judicial evaluations will be discussed later."