Kang Il-won

Kang Il-won
강일원
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
In office September 2012 – September 2018
Member of Venice Commission representing South Korea
In office December 2015 – February 2019
Preceded by	Park Han-chul
Succeeded by	Lee Suk-tae
Personal details
Alma mater	Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Kang Il-Won (강일원; born 26 December 1959) is a former Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea. He graduated with degrees in law from Seoul National University (LL.B.) and the University of Michigan Law School (LL.M.). He was also an member of Venice Commission representing South Korea, from 2015.

Career

• Judge, Seoul Criminal District Court, 1985
• Judge, Jinju Branch of Masan District Court, 1989
• Judge, Eastern Branch of Seoul District Court, 1991
• Judge, Seoul Civil District Court, 1994
• Judge, Seoul High Court, 1996
• Judge, Seoul District Court, 1999
• Research Judge, Supreme Court, 2001
• Senior Judge, Western Branch of Seoul District Court, 2003
• Senior Judge, Seoul Central District Court, 2005
• Senior Judge, Daejeon High Court, 2006
• Chief of Judicial Policy Office, National Court Administration, 2007
• Chief of Planning and Coordination Office, National Court Administration, 2009
• Senior Judge, Seoul High Court, 2011
• Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea 2012
• Chair, Joint Council on Constitutional Justice, Venice Commission (European Commission for Democracy through Law, since Apr. 2013)
• Member of the Bureau, Venice Commission (since Dec. 2015; re-elected Dec. 2017)

References

• "Constitutional Court Korea > Introduction > Organization". Constitutional Court of Korea. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
• "인물". Constitutional Court of Korea. Retrieved 2018-02-07.