{
  "id": 7974661,
  "title": "Parliament Approves Appointment of Supreme Court Justice Nominee Kim Sung-soo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/parliament-approves-appointment-of-supreme-court-justice-nominee-kim",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:15:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=204314"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Assembly has approved the appointment of Supreme Court justice nominee Kim Sung-soo. A plenary session attended by 268 lawmakers resulted in a 227-28 vote in favor of Kim's appointment, with 13 abstentions.\n\nAccording to The Korea Times, Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae had recommended Kim to President Lee Jae Myung for appointment as the successor to former Supreme Court Justice Lee Heung-ku. Kim's parliamentary confirmation hearing took place on Monday.\n\nIf President Lee Jae Myung approves his appointment, Kim will become the first Supreme Court justice to take office since the launch of the Lee administration.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}