{
  "id": 1710259,
  "title": "2 senior judges nominated as Supreme Court justices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/2-senior-judges-nominated-as-supreme-court-justices-1710259",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260818/2-senior-judges-nominated-as-supreme-court-justices"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae has nominated two senior judges, Son Bong-kie and Kim Sung-soo, to fill vacancies at the top court. These nominations come as President Lee Jae Myung seeks to appoint new justices to replace outgoing justice Lee Heung-gu and fill a vacancy left by former justice Rho Tae-ak. The appointment process will commence once Lee submits an official request for parliamentary consent. If confirmed, the two candidates will become the first Supreme Court justices to take office under Lee's administration since its inception in June of the previous year.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "2 senior judges nominated as Supreme Court justices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/2-senior-judges-nominated-as-supreme-court-justices-1712087",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:02:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}