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  "id": 9086195,
  "title": "Chief justice rejects presidential office request to re-recommend Supreme Court justice nominee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/chief-justice-rejects-presidential-office-request-to-re-recommend-9086195",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T05:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260922/chief-justice-rejects-presidential-office-request-to-re-recommend-supreme-court-justice-nominee"
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  "account": "On Tuesday, Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae refused to comply with the presidential office's request to re-recommend a candidate for a Supreme Court justice position. The presidential office had previously requested Cho to recommend a new candidate after they disagreed with his initial recommendation of two Supreme Court justices to President Lee Jae Myung. However, when Cho was asked about the re-recommendation request, he said he could not find any specific constitutional grounds or reasons to justify the request. Cho stated that the presidential office's request does not provide any clear reasons for the re-recommendation or the constitutional justification for it. Therefore, Cho maintained that he cannot comply with the request. Cho had previously recommended Son Bong-kie, a judge from the Daegu District Court, and Kim Sung-soo, a judge from the Seoul High Court, to be appointed as new Supreme Court justices by the president. Generally, the chief justice meets with the president to make a personal recommendation for a new Supreme Court justice following prior coordination.",
  "summary": "Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae said Tuesday he cannot comply with the presidential office's request to re-recommend a candidate for a top court justice post, saying he could find no constitutional grounds for doing so. Last month, the presidential office had asked Cho to recommend a new candidate after taking issue with his written recommendation of two Supreme Court justice nominees to…",
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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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