The Supreme Court announced on the 27th that it will appoint 42 court researchers with legal careers effective July 1. An additional 10 military legal officers scheduled for discharge will be appointed on August 1.
Court researchers assist judges in their judicial duties by preparing various review reports, conducting legal principle and case law research, surveying literature including academic papers, and performing extensive investigation and research on specific cases.
The Supreme Court selected a total of 52 candidates after comprehensively considering regional demand for court researchers across each High Court jurisdiction and personnel quotas. The breakdown is as follows: 29 for the Seoul High Court jurisdiction, 4 for Daejeon, 2 for Daegu, 8 for Busan, 6 for Gwangju, and 3 for Suwon.
Among this year's appointees, 28 are women. The youngest is 26 years old, while the oldest is 49. By previous occupation at the time of application, 37 worked at law firms, 6 at government or public institutions, and 9 served as military legal officers.
The 42 researchers to be appointed on July 1 completed a four-week "Court Researcher Candidate Training for Legal Professionals" program at the Judicial Research and Training Institute, which ran from May 26 to June 25.
A Supreme Court official said, "The legal professionals being appointed as court researchers are expected to contribute to more faithfully assisting judges in their judicial duties and substantially guaranteeing citizens' right to trial, based on the diverse practical experience they accumulated before their appointment."