Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae has lost his father.
The Supreme Court announced on August 31 that Cho's father, Cho Boo-hwan, passed away at the age of 93 the previous day.
Cho expressed a desire for a quiet funeral with family and has declined external condolences. He will not attend work today as he attends to the funeral arrangements.
Meanwhile, the National Assembly's Legislative Judiciary Committee had planned to summon Cho as a witness to inquire about the nomination process for Supreme Court justices.
On August 28, Cho submitted a statement indicating that it would violate the separation of powers and judicial independence for the National Assembly to compel him to testify regarding his constitutional authority to nominate justices.
The committee hinted at potential legal action, but due to Cho's father's passing, his attendance at the National Assembly is now impossible.
Additionally, a statement regarding the nomination of justices, which was expected this week, is likely to be postponed.
On August 28, following the Blue House's rejection of the nomination of candidate Son Bong-ki, Cho expressed his apologies to the public for any concern caused and mentioned that he would provide an official statement this week.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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