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  "id": 12326562,
  "title": "Chief justice calls presidential intervention in Supreme Court nominations unconstitutional",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/chief-justice-calls-presidential-intervention-in-supreme-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T07:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261006/chief-justice-calls-presidential-intervention-in-supreme-court-nominations-unconstitutional"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae declared on Tuesday that the president lacks the power to interfere in the selection of candidates for the highest court, fueling a conflict with President Lee Jae Myung over the appointment of a new justice. During a parliamentary audit, Cho passionately defended his constitutional authority, rebuking Cheong Wa Dae's demand for him to nominate an alternate candidate.\n\nCho emphasized that just as he cannot meddle in the National Assembly's approval process or the president's appointment process, the National Assembly and the president cannot intervene in his recommendation. He argued that such interference would contravene the constitutional separation of powers among government branches and jeopardize judicial independence. Cho's comments came after a protracted disagreement between Lee and himself regarding the justice appointment, which had persisted for over a month.\n\nAccording to Article 104 of the Constitution, a ten-member recommendation committee is responsible for selecting at least three candidates for Supreme Court justices.",
  "summary": "Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae said Tuesday that the president has no authority to intervene when he recommends candidates for justices of the top court, escalating a dispute with President Lee Jae Myung over the selection of a new justice. Cho made the remarks during a parliamentary audit of the Supreme Court, where he strongly defended his constitutional authority and criticized Cheong…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Chief justice says difficult to newly recommend Supreme Court justice due to lack of grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/chief-justice-says-difficult-to-newly-recommend-supreme-court-justice",
        "published": "2026-10-06T02:37:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Chief justice says difficult to newly recommend Supreme Court justice due to lack of grounds",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/chief-justice-says-difficult-to-newly-recommend-supreme-court-justice-12288176",
        "published": "2026-10-06T03:12:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Parties Clash over Chief Justice’s Testimony at Supreme Court Audit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/parties-clash-over-chief-justices-testimony-at-supreme-court-audit",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:31:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}