South Korean politician
Lee Su-jin
(
Korean
:
이수진
, born 3 November 1969) is a South Korean judge and politician.
Early life
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Lee was born in
Jeonju
,
North Jeolla
in 1969.
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Her birthplace was usually rumoured as
Nonsan
,
[2]
[3]
despite her denial.
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She grew up with a poor family, where she used to share a single room with 4 siblings.
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She lost her father when she was 11 years old.
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One day, her mother, who earned a living as a socks seller, slipped on an ice and underwent a hip osteonecrosis.
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Lee, who often cried for this, described her mum's problem on her diary.
[5]
This story was reported by her primary school teachers to
North Jeolla Daily
.
[5]
She later attended
Jeonju Sungsim Girls' High School
and earned a bachelor's degree in
economics
at
Seoul National University
[1]
[4]
in 1996.
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Legal career
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After qualifying for the
bar
in 1998, Lee graduated from the
Judicial Research and Training Institute
in 2002.
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[4]
She began her career at
Incheon District Court
, then at
Seoul High Court
,
Seoul Central District Court
and
Seoul Southern District Court
.
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In 2011, she co-founded the Institute of International Human Rights Law.
[3]
She drew a public attention when she was in charge of the
Cho Doo-soon Case
in 2008.
[5]
The 8-year-old victim was seriously injured and therefore had to wear a stoma bag.
[5]
The
prosecution
was harshly criticised because of forcing the victim to summon and repeat her testimony.
[5]
Her parents finally filed a lawsuit against the prosecution and Lee, as the judge in charge, ordered the prosecution to pay the victim 13 million
won
(≒ 13,000
US$
) in damages.
[5]
Political career
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On 27 January 2020, Lee was brought to the ruling
Democratic Party of Korea
(DPK).
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[3]
From the interview, she expressed her advocation to jucial reform, as well as proposing bills to enrich people's livelihoods.
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Prior to the
2020 election
, Lee was a potential candidate for
Dongjak
2nd constituency, where the incumbent MP is
Na Kyung-won
of the
United Future Party
(UFP).
[2]
However, some other sources reported that perhaps the ruling party would put the ex-judge to
Uiwang
-
Gwacheon
constituency,
[4]
where held by
Shin Chang-hyun
who lost at
preselection
.
[6]
On 4 March, the Democratic Party has confirmed to nominate Lee as the official candidate for Dongjak 2nd, formally giving her way to contest with the UFP MP.
[1]
Do Jong-hwan
, who led the nomination, praised her as "a judge who really understand the minorities hardworking for fair judgements".
[1]
On 15 April, Lee successfully defeated the incumbent MP with a narrow margin.
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Controversies
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Political neutrality
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On 2 January 2020, shortly before quitting as a judge, Lee showed her intention to run for the
upcoming general election
should there is any chance while interviewing with
JoongAng Ilbo
.
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Her remark was criticised for breaching political neutrality and politicising the judiciary.
[9]
It was reported she had submitted a resignation letter to the
Supreme Court
on 31 December 2019.
[9]
Some of her colleagues also mentioned they were shocked when she made such decision.
[10]
On 27 January 2020, Lee disclosed that she was blacklisted by the former Chief Justice
Yang Sung-tae
.
[2]
However, some sources reported her name was not on the list.
[11]
[12]
[4]
Though she revealed she was demoted due to conflicts with the former Chief Justice, some other colleagues disclosed that she was incompetent and therefore not suitable to say "demoted".
[13]
Chin Jung-kwon
, a notable
left-wing
commentator, denounced her by saying, "Such a nut. I don't understand why the hell the DPK brought these kind of nuts."
[14]
[4]
Yang Hong-seok, a lawyer from
People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy
, urged, "Please tell people how you were victimised by
him
. You're not explaining properly. This is same as you're treating people like a dog. I don't think you're actually victimised."
[15]
On 8 April, Lee was sued by her competitor, Na Kyung-won, for the publication of false information.
[16]
Lee reacted, "Aren't you busy? Only people know the truth."
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Election results
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General elections
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Year
|
Constituency
|
Political party
|
Votes (%)
|
Remarks
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2020
|
Dongjak
2nd
|
DPK
|
61,407 (52.1%)
|
Won
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References
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"與, '羅卿瑗 對抗馬'로 이수진 公薦…銅雀乙, 同門 女判事 맞對決"
. 4 March 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
.
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'민주당 迎入' 이수진 前 判事, 눈물 삼킨 理由 "單칸房 둘째 딸… 法은 弱者 便에 서야"
"
. 27 January 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
.
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"민주당, 忠南 論山 出身 이수진 前 部長判事 迎入"
. 27 January 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
.
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"儀旺·果川 민주당 이수진 落點說...黨員,候補 戰略公薦 反對 술렁"
. 20 February 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
.
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'最惡의 家庭事' 딛고 일어선 銅雀乙 이수진은 누구."
23 March 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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"신창현, 民主黨 現役 中 첫 公薦脫落…金聖泰 韓國黨 不出馬 宣言 '政治權 急물살'
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. 16 February 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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"羅卿瑗 꺾은 이수진 "낡은 政治 끝내고 政治改革"
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. 16 April 2020
. Retrieved
16 April
2020
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"[單獨] 梁承泰 疑惑 暴露 이수진 判事 "地域區서 審判 받겠다"
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. 2 January 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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"現職 法官, 總選 出馬 宣言에 法曹界 '衝擊'
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. 3 January 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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"[現場에서] 與黨 議員이 되려는 이수진…同僚 判事들은 唐慌했다"
. 7 January 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
.
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"[單獨] "블랙리스트 被害 判事"라더니, 名單에 없었다"
. 31 January 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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"總選用 '梁承泰 마케팅'?…블랙리스트 아닌데 블랙리스트라는 이수진"
. 3 February 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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'블랙리스트' 主張 이수진, 同僚들 陳述書엔 "業務 能力 不足"
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. 11 February 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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"與人材, 이番엔 '거짓말' 論難…이수진 "亂 司法壟斷 被害者"
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. 4 February 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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"法曹界 "이수진 候補, 梁承泰 大法院長한테 무슨 避해 입었나"
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. 30 March 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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"羅卿瑗, 이수진 刑事告發…"虛僞事實 空表"
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. 8 April 2020
. Retrieved
13 April
2020
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