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Scholars in Residence

The Korea Law Center welcomes visiting scholars to UC Irvine every academic year. Visiting Scholars are expected to pursue research projects at the intersection of U.S. and Korean law, and contribute to the intellectual diversity of UCI School of Law. This collaboration and network of scholars has facilitated important comparative discussions across a range of topics spanning criminal, constitutional, and privacy law.

Current Scholars

• Gwangsung Bae

  Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice

• Sung-hwan Cho

  Attorney, Shin & Kim

• Kapjin Choi

  Partner, Lee & Ko

• Sheung Ho Choi

  Judge, Sokcho Branch Court of Chuncheon District Court

• Seung Heo

  Judge, Supreme Court of Korea

• Youngmok Kang

  Court Official, Supreme Court of Korea

• Geonwoo Kang

  Judge, Ansan Branch Court

• Choonhwa Kim

  Judge, Gwangju District Court

• Seonha Kim

  Officer, Seoul Regional Tax Office

• Miyon Kim

  Judge, Seoul Central District Court

• Taehyun Kim

  Judge, Supreme Court of Korea

• Tae Sang Kweon

  Professor, Ewha Women's University

• Hwa Song Lee

  Judge, Supreme Court of Korea

• Joonghyun Lee

  Director of Smart City Divison, Sejong City Government

• Sang Mi Lee

  Public Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, Suwon

• Junseok Lee

  Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice

• Seunghyeon Lee

  Court Official, Ministry of Justice

• Sujeong Lee

  Deputy Director, Constitutional Court of Korea

• Yujin Lee

  Attorney/Partner, Class Hankyul Law Firm

• Hye Jung Lee

  Court Official, Supreme Court of Korea

• Sungmin Lim

  Court Official, Supreme Court of Korea

• Soo Yeon Min

  Judge, Supreme Court of Korea

• Joohee Moon

  Judge, Bucheon Branch of Incheon District Court

• Sae Hyun Nam

  Principal Counsel, NetFlix Entertainment Korea

• Juhyun Namgung

  Asst. Professor, Sunkyunkwan University Law School

• Jandi Park

  Trial Participation Affairs, Seoul Central District Court

• Hyeyeon Park

  Rapporteur Judge, Constitutional Court of Korea

• Jeongyo Seo

  Judge, Seoul High Court

• Yeonuk Son

  Sr. Legal Counsel, Samsung

• Heeyong Sung

  Court Official, Supreme Court of Korea

• Jinhoon Yoon

  Patent Attorney in Korea/Japan

Past Visiting Scholars

• Minae Ahn

  Criminal Trials, Anyang Branch of Suwon District Court

• Jin Oh An

  CPA, Financial Analysis Division, Kim & Chang
  Senior Manager, PwC Korea
  Officer, Accounting & Finance Group, ROKAF

• Byeong Ho Baik

  Court Official, National Court Administration

• Jungtae Chang

  Judge, Seoul Northern District Court

• Yeojin Choi

  Court Official, Supreme Court of Korea

• Jinwoo Chun

  Judge, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Court

• Mihwa (Thomas) Chung

  Sr. Advisor, Lim, Chung & Suh

• Ki Young Cho

  Deputy Director,  Civil Service Division, Constitutional Court of Korea
  General Clerk,   Trial Policy Division, Intellectual Property Trial & Appeal Board
  General Clerk,   Labor Supervision Division, Ministry of Employment & Labor

• Dae Gun Choe

  Public Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office
  Participated in investigation of crimes threatening national security, election crimes
  Public Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea Task Force to examine constitutionality of the United Progressive Party
  Participated in Constitutional Trial to dissolve the UPP accused of links to North Korea
  Public Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea Office of Unification Legal Affairs Division
  Participated in conference with North Korea, wrote Unification-preparation manual, participated in international conferences (Weapons of mass destruction prevention; Sweden, France, Russia, New Zealand)

• Yoonyoung Choi

  Judge, Suwon District Court

• SunJae Choi

  Judge,   Seoul Northern District Court
  Judge,  Seoul Administrative Court
  Judge,   Incheon District Court

• Seong-Jae Chung

  Court Official, Seoul Eastern District Court

• Xuejing Du

  Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law
  Part-time Lawyer, Shanghai RiYin Law Firm
  Deputy Chief Procurator, People’s Procuratorate of FengXian District, Shanghai

• Junhyuk Eo

  Judge, Ulsan Family Court

• JongMin Ha

  Judge, Daegu District Court
  Judge, Daegu District Court, Andong Branch
  Judge, Seoul Central District Court

• Seunghwa Han

  Court Clerk of Trial at Criminal Affairs Division for Panels of Judges, Criminal Affairs Bureau, Seoul Central District Court
  Court Clerk of Trial at Civil Affairs Division for Single Judges, Civil Affairs Bureau, Seoul Central District Court
  Head of Auction Department, Civil Execution Division, Administration Bureau, Seoul Central District Court

• HyunHee Han

  Judge, Seoul Administrative Court

• Jungyun Hong

  Prosecutor, Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office

• Tae Hi Hwang

  Professor,  College of Law, Sungshin Women's University

• Youngsu Hyun

  Judge, Seoul Central District Court
  Judge, Jeju District Court
  Judge, Mokpo Branch Court of Gwangju District

• Seung Hwan Yu

  Judicial Specialist,  Seoul Central District Court

• Song Yi Jang

  Prosecutor, Ulsan District Prosecutor’s Office

• Yoon-Young Jang

  Vice Chief Prosecutor,  Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office

• Jecheol Jeon

  Professor,  Busan National University of Education
  Research Fellow,  Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation
  Chief of the Legal Team, Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

• Jae-Hun Jeong

  Commissioner, Ewha Women’s University Law School

• Ki Taek Jeong

  Court Official, Cheongju District Court

• Wooseok Jeong

  Prosecutor, Cheonan Branch of Daejeon District Prosecutor's Office

• Nam Heung Jo

  Judicial Aid, Seoul Western District Court

• Hongmin Ju

  Director  (Regulatory Enforcement Division), Financial Services Commission

• Pil-moon Jung

  Court Chief Clerk, Daejeon District Court

• Su Jin Jung

  Public Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office

• Joohyea Kang

  Judge, Incheon District Court

• Juhwa Kang

  Reporter, Kukmin Daily

• Seoyoung Kang

  Attorney,  One Law Partners LLC, Seoul

• Sunjoo Kang

  Sr. Partner, Yulchon LLC

• YounHee Kang

  Associate Professor, Korea University

• Daehong Kim

  Judicial Researcher, Supreme Court of Korea

• Gwan Ho Kim

  Judicial Specialist, Suwon District Court

• Ha Yurl Kim

  Professor of Law, School of Law, Korea University
  Associate Professor, School of Law, Korea University
  Adjunct Professor, Sookmyung Women’s University
  Reporting Attorney, Constitutional Court
  Attorney, Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office

• Hyung Jin Kim

  Presiding Judge ,  Gwangju District Court
  Judge ,  Research Fellow, Judicial Policy Research Institute
  Judge ,  Incheon District Court, Cheongju District Court, Seoul Central District Court, Suwon District Court

• Hyoseop Kim

  Public Prosecutor ,  Seoul Central District Public Prosecutors’ Office, Criminal Department & Trial Department
  Public Prosecutor ,  Goyang Branch, Public Security Department & Serious Criminal Offense Department
  Public Prosecutor ,  Ulsan DPO, Special Investigation Department

• Jeong Hyun Kim

  Public Prosecutor, Daejeon District Public Prosecutors' Office
  Executive Officer, Office of the President, Republic of Korea
  Public Prosecutor, Supreme Prosecutors' Office

• Jiyoun Kim

  Civil Service Officer, Suwon District Court

• Jiyoung Kim

  UIJEONGBU DISTRICT COURT, GOYANG BRANCH
  Presiding Judge of a single judge panel dealing with civil cases, 

  DAEGU DISTRICT COURT 
  Presiding Judge of a single judge panel dealing with civil cases
  Presiding Judge of a single judge panel dealing with personal bankruptcy cases
  Associate Judge of a three judge panel in civil division

  SEOUL CENTRAL DISTRICT COURT
  Associate Judge of a three judge panel in civil division
  Associate Judge of a three judge panel in criminal division

  SEOUL SOUTHERN DISTRICT COURT
  Associate Judge of a three judge panel in civil division

• Ki-Hwan Kim

  Reporter, Joongang-Ilbo

• Nam Il Kim

  Judge, Supreme Court of South Korea

• Sangsu Kim

  Public Service Official, Daejeon District Court

• Se Yong Kim

  Judicial Researcher ,  Supreme Court of Korea
  Judge ,  Gwangju High Court
  Judge ,  Daejeon District Court

• Seulki Kim

  Judge , Seoul Eastern District Court

• Seunghwan Kim

  Senior Associate Attorney, Lee & Lo LLC

• Soon Yeol Kim

  Judge, Supreme Court of Korea
  Chief Judge, Gwangju District Court, Suncheon Branch
  Chief Judge, Gwangju District Court, Jangheung Branch

• Soonyong Kim

  Court Official, Supreme Court of Korea

• So-Yeon Kim

  Senior Constitutional Research Officer , Constitutional Court of Korea

• Su Min Kim

• Tae Woo Kim

  Judge , Busan Eastern District Court

• Taegyeom Kim

  Prosecutor, Buson District Prosecutor's Office

• Yongseop Kim

  Deputy Director, Constitutional Court of Korea

• Uryeon Kim

  Court Official, Supreme Court of Korea

• Young Hyun Kim

  Public Prosecutor,  Ministry of Justice
  Senior Prosecutor,  Buchun Branch of Suwon District Public Prosecutor's Office
  Investigative Adviser on Human Rights (Senior Prosecutor),  Supreme Prosecutor's Office

• Yunhui Kim

  Prosecutor Professor
  Young-in Branch of institute of justice (Young-in, Korea). In charge of training new prosecutors in particular investigation and investigation command.

  Public Prosecutor
  Changwon District Prosecutor’s Office (Changwon, Korea)
  Worked at Crown Office and the department of special investigation. 
  Investigated public office corruption, personal information leakage cases and property crime such as fraud and embezzlement.
  Visited USA and researched how US investigates IT crimes, intellectual property and analyzes digital evidence.

  Public Prosecutor
  Ministry of Justice, Gwacheon, Korea. Visited Australia and studied civil law education of Australia

• Hyunggon Ko

  Public Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office
  Public Prosecutor, Daegu District Prosecutors' Office
  Public Prosecutor, Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office

• Hye Min Kong

  Administrator Official in Deposit , Ulsan District Court

• Min Gyo Koo

  Professor, Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration

• Ji In Ku

  Judge, Seongnam Branch Court of Suwon DC

• Kyeryoung Kwak

  Public Prosecutor,  Daegu District Prosecutor’s Office

• Minkyung Kwon

  Administrative Officer, Jeonju District Court

• Sunkeon Kwon

  Judge,  Seoul Central District Court

• Jeong Won Kyung

  Judge, Seosan Branch Court of Daejeon District Court
  Judge, Seoul Central District Court
  Judge, Seongnam Branch Court of Suwon District Court

• Bongmin Lee

  Judicial Researcher, Supreme Court of Korea

• Byeong Sam Lee

  Individual Rehabilitation Committee, Suwon District Crt's Executive Office

• Byung Seog Lee

  Public Prosecutor, Seoul Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, in charge of crime cases, murder and robbery crimes
  Public Prosecutor, Busan District Prosecutor’s Office, in charge of crime cases, Narcotics and Organized Crime division
  Public Prosecutor, Ansan Branch of Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office, in charge of crime cases, public official crimes

• Chang Yol Lee

  Court Official, Seoul Central District Court

• Dong Ik Lee

  Deputy Director/Attorney, Korea Fair Trade Commission
  New Leader Development Program, Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, Central Officials Training Institute
  Mediator, Fair Trade Team, Korea Fair Trade Commission

• Geonseok Lee

  Constitutional Rapporteur Judge,  Constitutional Court

• Hee Jung Lee

  Partner, Wiz Law Group

• Ho Seok Lee

  Public Prosecutor,  District Prosecutor's Office

• Jakyung Lee

  Prosecutor, Chuncheon District Prosecutors Office

• Mi Sun Lee

  Judge, Seoul Central District Court

• MinReoung Lee

  Judge, Busan District Court

• Sangjin Lee

  Deputy Director, Constutional Court of Korea

• Hwan Ki Lee

  Judge, Seoul Central District Court

• Jimin Lee

  Partner, Lee & Ko

• Jongkhil Lee

  Judge,  Daegu High Court
  Judge & Public Information Office, Daegu District Court
  Judge,  Andong Branch Court of Daegu District Court

• Sung-kyu Lee

  Reporter,  Kukmin Daily

• Jee yeon Lim

  Director,  Ministry of Government Legislation

• Eun-Jung Lim

  Prosecutor, Ministry of Justice

• Taeyoung Oh

  Director, Sr. Court Official, Busan District Court

• Soo Yeon Min

  Judge, Seoul Central District Court

• Jeongja Mun

  Civil Affairs Division, Busan District Court - Eastern Branch

• Kyungwoo Nam

  Prosecutor, Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office

• Changmyung Oh

  Prosecutor, Daejeon District Prosecutor's Office

• Seungjun Oh

  Judge, Supreme Court of Korea

• Dongmin Park

  Partner, Law Firm Acro

• Eun Hye Park

  Public Prosecutor,  District Prosecutor’s Office

• Joo Young Park

  Licensed attorney-at-law, South Korea
  Presiding judge, Daejeon District Court, civil cases
  Judge, Ulsan District Court, civil and criminal cases
  Judge, Busan Family Court, family matters and juvenile protection cases

• Jongkyung Park

  Attorney

• Min Je Park

  Newsroom Reporter, Joongang-Ilbo

• Nary Park

  Judge,  Seoul Southern District Court
  Judge,  Seoul Central District Court
  Judge,  Suwon District Court

• Ok Hee Park

  Judge, Seoul High Court
  Judge, Seoul Central District Court
  Judge, Seoul Northern District Court

• Sehwan Park

  Associate Dean, University of Seoul, School of Law

• Shinae Park

  Associate Attorney,  Yoon & Yang LLC

• Yong Joo Park

  Court Clerk of Trial at Criminal Affairs Division for Single Judges,  Administration Bureau, Uijeongbu District Court
  Family Invesigator at Civil Affairs Division for Panels of Judges,  Administration Bureau, Uijeongbu District Court
  Court clerk of Trial at Civil Affairs Division for Panels of Judges,  Administration Bureau, Uijeongbu District Court

• Byung Kwan Ryu

  Associate Professor, Department of Law, Changwon National University
  Associate Professor,  Department of Police Administration, Konyang University
  Instructor, full time and part-time, various universities

• Jutae Ryu (Yoo)

  Prosecutor, Anyang Branch of Suwon District Prosecutors' Office

• Kyoung Eun Ryu

  Judge, Goyang Branch Court of Uijeongbu District Court
  Judge, Gimcheon Branch Court of Daegu District Court

• Hyowon Seo

  Prosecutor Professor, Institute of Justice

• Hyunsoo Seok

  Associate Professor, Konkuk University Law School

• Seungwon Seol

  Judge, Gwangju District Court

• Minjung Shim

  Associate Research Fellow, Korea Customs and Trade Dev

• Byungjin So

  Judge,  Chungju District Court
  Judge,  Seoul Central District Court
  Prosecutor,  Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office

• Jong Chan Won

  Research Judge, Supreme Court of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  Judge, Seoul Central District Court, Seoul, Korea
  Judge, Seoul Southern District Court, Seoul, Korea

• Jong Wook Son

  Judicial Assistant Official,  Seoul Family Court

• Jinsoo Yi

  Prosecutor, Suncheon Branch of Gwangju District Prosecutor's Office

• Sangsun Yong

  Deputy Director, Personnel Division, Constitutional Court of Korea
  Deputy Director, Police & Inspection Division, Constitutional Court of Korea
  Deputy Director, Policy & Institution Division, Constitutional Court of Korea

• Jin Jae Yoo

  Director of Secretary,  Tax Tribunal under Prime Minister's Office

• Sin Hye Yoon

  Assistant Manager of Civil Cases Reception Department,   Seoul Northern District Court
  Court Clerk of Trial at Civil Affairs Division for Single Judges,   Seoul Northern District Court
  Assistant Manager of Family Relations Registration Reception Department,   Seoul Northern District Court

• Kwangkeun Yun

  Judicial Assistant Official, Gunsan Branch of the Jeonju District Court

• Sung Yeol Yune

  Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court
  Judge, Seoul Central District Court
  Director of Planning and Coordination, Office of Court Administration     

Past Visiting Scholar Talks

• Examination of the Korean Jury Trial Model | Judge Soon-Yeol Kim & Judge Jong-Min Ha | April 13, 2018  Details >

• Introduction to Korea’s Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Guidelines | Judge Chong-Chan Won, Judge Jong-Khil Lee, Judge Kyoung-Eun Ryu | November 7, 2017  Details >

• On the Presidential Impeachment in Korea and the Democracy-Backed Rule of Law | Professor Ha-Yurl Kim | October 3, 2017  Details >