First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and chairman of the Singanhoe central executive committee; pen name Gain
| Life | 1887 ~ 1964 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 울산 김씨 |
Kim Byeong-ro (1887-1964) was a jurist and politician of the Ulsan Kim clan from Sunchang in Jeolla Province, with the pen name Gain. Sources differ slightly on his birth year; the commonly given 1887 is used here.
Under Japanese rule he worked as a lawyer, defended independence activists, and served as chairman of the Singanhoe central executive committee.
After liberation he served as Minister of Justice in the South Korean Interim Government and presiding judge of the special tribunal of the Special Investigation Committee on Anti-National Activities, then as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1948 to 1957. He later led the Minjeong Party and the People's Party as chief representative.
Born in Sunchang, he is said to have worked as a lawyer under Japanese rule and defended anti-Japanese activists.
He chaired the Singanhoe central executive committee and, after liberation, served as Minister of Justice and presiding judge of the special tribunal of the anti-national-activities committee.
From 1948 to 1957 he served as the first Chief Justice and is credited with laying the framework of the judiciary. He is introduced as a descendant line of Kim In-hu of the same clan.
The exact tomb location was not confirmed here.