Jurist who served as a Justice of the Constitutional Court from 1994 to 2000
| Life | 1937 ~ 2024 |
| Era | 대한민국 |
| Clan | 장흥 고씨 |
Ko Jung-seok (1937-2024) was a South Korean jurist of the Jangheung Ko clan. According to Wikipedia he was born on 18 September 1937 and died on 30 June 2024; he was born into a Jangheung Ko family in Damyang, South Jeolla, and was a nephew of the Supreme Court Justice Ko Jae-ho.
He graduated from Gwangju High School and Seoul National University law school, passed the 14th higher civil service examination and became a judge. He served as presiding judge at the Jeonju District Court, Gwangju High Court and Seoul High Court, and as chief of the Jeonju District Court, Daejeon District Court and Gwangju High Court.
While chief of the Gwangju High Court, he was appointed a Justice of the Constitutional Court in September 1994 on the nomination of Chief Justice Yun Gwan and served until September 2000. Wikipedia explains that after two failed attempts to appoint him to the Supreme Court, his interest and expertise in the relation of the Constitution and statutes led to the nomination. His age at death is given as 86 and 87 in different places in the entry.
After becoming a judge, Ko Jung-seok served as presiding judge and chief of several courts and became a Constitutional Court Justice from the post of chief of the Gwangju High Court. His Chinese-character name was not confirmed in the sources, so the hanja shown here should be verified.