{
  "id": 8239141,
  "title": "Lee approves appointment of new Supreme Court justice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lee-approves-appointment-of-new-supreme-court-justice-8239141",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:12:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260918/lee-approves-appointment-of-new-supreme-court-justice"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung has approved the appointment of Kim Sung-soo as a new Supreme Court justice. According to The Korea Times, the National Assembly had passed a motion for Kim's confirmation in a 227-28 vote, following a confirmation hearing.\n\nKim will replace former Supreme Court Justice Lee Heung-ku, with Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae recommending him for the position last month.\n\nThis appointment marks the first Supreme Court justice to take office since the launch of Lee's administration last year.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/temporary-fix-wont-stop-leaks-supreme-court-judges-to-visit-exam-body",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:32:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Supreme Court’s idea to visit new NTA office, Centre’s ‘welcome’ response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/supreme-courts-idea-to-visit-new-nta-office-centres-welcome-response",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:32:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Lee approves appointment of new Supreme Court justice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/lee-approves-appointment-of-new-supreme-court-justice",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:46:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}