The National Assembly passed the confirmation motion for the nominee for Constitutional Court president, Lee Jong-seok, on Thursday, filling the vacancy in the nine-member panel.
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South Korea’s two top courts are facing a leadership vacuum following Constitutional Court President Yoo Nam-seok’s retirement on Friday, while the position of chief justice has remained vacant for 47 days. President Yoon Suk Yeol named Lee Jong-seok as the nominee for the president of the Constitutional Court of South Korea last month and a parliamentary confirmation hearing for Lee is set to take place .
Constitutional Court President Yoo Nam-seok was to retire on Friday, leaving a leadership vacuum at the country s two top courts as the Supreme Court has been without a head since September.