Acting president appoints Ma Eun-hyuk to Constitutional Court

Acting President Han Duck-soo announced Tuesday that he has appointed Ma Eun-hyuk as a justice of the Constitutional Court.

2025-04-08

Assembly speaker urges acting president to immediately appoint last nominee for Constitutional Court

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik issued a forceful statement on Wednesday calling on acting President Choi Sang-mok to immediately appoint the legislature's last nominee for the Constitutional Court.

2025-03-12

PPP calls on acting president to resist DP pressure on judicial appointment

Members of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) urged acting President Choi Sang-mok once more on Monday to not appoint Ma Eun-hyuk to the Constitutional Court.

2025-03-03

DP demands acting President Choi appoint Ma to Constitutional Court after ruling

The liberal Democratic Party (DP) demanded that acting President Choi Sang-mok appoint Ma Eun-hyuk as the ninth justice of the Constitutional Court on Friday, a day after the court ruled his refusal to approve Ma's nomination was illegal.

2025-02-28

Constitutional Court rules against acting President Choi over refusal to appoint ninth justice

The Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that acting President Choi Sang-mok violated the National Assembly’s right to fill three seats on the court’s nine-member bench by refusing to approve a candidate nominated by the legislature.

2025-02-27

Acting President Choi tells lawmakers he declined justice's appointment due to 'lack of consensus'

Acting President Choi Sang-mok told a parliamentary committee investigating the Dec. 3 declaration of martial law that he declined to appoint Judge Ma Eun-hyuk to the Constitutional Court because of "a lack of bipartisan consensus" on Thursday.

2025-02-06