Jurist who served as a Supreme Court Justice from 2006 to 2012 and later as chair of the Seoul National University board
| Life | 1952 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 담양 전씨 |
Jeon Su-an (田秀安, born 1952) is a jurist classed as Damyang Jeon in Wikipedia's categories. Born in Busan, she graduated from Gyeonggi Girls' High School in 1971 and the Seoul National University College of Law in 1975, passed the 18th bar examination in 1976 and completed the 8th class at the Judicial Research and Training Institute.
She served as judge and presiding judge at the Seoul Civil District Court, Seoul High Court, Chuncheon District Court and Daejeon High Court; in 2005-2006 she was chief presiding judge of the Seoul High Court and in 2006 chief judge of the Gwangju District Court. She was appointed a Supreme Court Justice in July 2006 and retired in July 2012.
After retirement she served as chair of the public-interest foundation Gonggam and as legal adviser to the Korean Red Cross, and from February 2019 to January 2022 was the 5th chair of the Seoul National University board. She is also listed as head of the All Gender and Law institute and adviser to the ASEM Older Persons' Rights Policy Center. This entry covers only her public career.
She passed the bar exam in 1976 and went through civil and high-court panels; after serving as chief judge of the Gwangju District Court in 2006 she became a Supreme Court Justice that July. She served on the Supreme Court for six years until retiring in July 2012.
She worked in public interest and education through a human-rights foundation, as legal adviser to the Red Cross and as chair of the Seoul National University board. Her seat follows Wikipedia's category, and her branch could not be confirmed.