Lee Yong-hun

For other people named Lee Yong-hun, see Lee Yong-hun (disambiguation).

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Yong-hoon (born 7 February 1942) is a South Korean jurist who formerly^[1] served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Korea.^[2]

Lee Yong-hoon
이용훈
14th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea
In office 25 September 2005 – 24 September 2011
Nominated by	Roh Moo-hyun
Preceded by	Choi Jong-young
Succeeded by	Yang Sung-tae
Personal details
Born	(1942-02-07) 7 February 1942 (age 83) Boseong County, South Jeolla Province, Japanese Korea
Alma mater	Seoul National University
Korean name
Hangul	이용훈
Hanja	李容勳
Revised Romanization	I Yonghun
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Yonghun

Early life

Lee was born in Jeollanam-do. He attended High School #1 in Gwangju before going on to Seoul National University's faculty of law.^[2]

Career

Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, Lee served as a Seoul High Court judge, Supreme Court justice, and chairman of the Government Employees Ethics Committee.^[3] During his confirmation hearings, he was questioned about high legal fees he had earned—roughly six billion won on 400 cases in five years in private practise, with legislators implying that he had received special treatment from sitting judges—as well as about his purchase of a 66 pyeong (220 m²) apartment in Seoul's exclusive Seocho-dong neighbourhood.^[4]

Following his retirement from the bench, he started a movement to recognise Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution by awarding it the Nobel Peace Prize.^[1]