{
  "id": 2972746,
  "title": "Aide says justice nominee recommendation without consultation infringes on presidential rights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/aide-says-justice-nominee-recommendation-without-consultation-2972746",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T08:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260824/aide-says-justice-nominee-recommendation-without-consultation-infringes-on-presidential-rights"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A presidential aide raised concerns on Monday that Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's recommendation of two regional court judges for appointment as new Supreme Court justices may have violated the president's authority to appoint public officials. Hong Ik-pyo, the presidential secretary for political affairs, made this statement during a parliamentary session, one week after the Chief Justice made the recommendations in writing without prior consultation with the president. Cho was appointed by the previous conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol. In response to a question from Rep. Cho Bae-sook of the main opposition People Power Party (PPP), Hong shared the view that the president's appointment authority had been somewhat infringed upon. When asked if the recommendations were legally incorrect, Hong stated that legal issues should be determined after examining the procedures.",
  "summary": "A top presidential aide said Monday that the chief justice's recommendation of Supreme Court justice nominees without prior consultation may have infringed on the president's authority to appoint public officials. Hong Ik-pyo, presidential secretary for political affairs, made the remarks during a parliamentary session, a week after Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae recommended two sitting…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Aide says justice nominee recommendation without consultation infringes on presidential rights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/aide-says-justice-nominee-recommendation-without-consultation-2967630",
        "published": "2026-08-24T06:54:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Aide says justice nominee recommendation without consultation infringes on presidential rights",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/aide-says-justice-nominee-recommendation-without-consultation",
        "published": "2026-08-24T07:12:03.000Z"
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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."
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