Lee Su-jin (politician)

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Lee Su-jin
이수진
Lee Su-jin (right)
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded by Na Kyung-won
Succeeded by Na Kyung-won
Constituency Seoul Dongjak B
Personal details
Born ( 1969-11-03 ) 3 November 1969 (age 54)
Jeonju , North Jeolla , South Korea
Citizenship South Korean
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Seoul National University
Occupation Judge, politician
Korean name
Hangul
이수진
Hanja
Revised Romanization I Su-jin
McCune?Reischauer Yi Suchin

Lee Su-jin ( Korean :  이수진 , born 3 November 1969) is a South Korean judge and politician.

Early life [ edit ]

Lee was born in Jeonju , North Jeolla in 1969. [1] Her birthplace was usually rumoured as Nonsan , [2] [3] despite of her denial. [4] She grew up with a poor family, where she used to share a single room with 4 siblings. [5] She lost her father when she was 11 years old. [5] One day, her mother, who earned a living as a socks seller, slipped on an ice and underwent a hip osteonecrosis. [5] 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. [2]

Legal career [ edit ]

After qualifying for the bar in 1998, Lee graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2002. [2] [4] She began her career at Incheon District Court , then at Seoul High Court , Seoul Central District Court and Seoul Southern District Court . [2] 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 [ edit ]

On 27 January 2020, Lee was brought to the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK). [2] [3] From the interview, she expressed her advocation to jucial reform, as well as proposing bills to enrich people's livelihoods. [2]

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. [7]

Controversies [ edit ]

Political neutrality [ edit ]

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 . [8] 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]

Yang Sung-tae blacklist [ edit ]

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." [16]

Election results [ edit ]

General elections [ edit ]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2020 Dongjak 2nd DPK 61,407 (52.1%) Won

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c d "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 .
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h " '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 .
  3. ^ a b c "민주당, 忠南 論山 出身 이수진 前 部長判事 迎入" . 27 January 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  4. ^ a b c d e f "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 .
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i " '最惡의 家庭事' 딛고 일어선 銅雀乙 이수진은 누구." 23 March 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  6. ^ "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' " . 16 February 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  7. ^ "羅卿瑗 꺾은 이수진 "낡은 政治 끝내고 政治改革" " . 16 April 2020 . Retrieved 16 April 2020 .
  8. ^ "[單獨] 梁承泰 疑惑 暴露 이수진 判事 "地域區서 審判 받겠다" " . 2 January 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  9. ^ a b "現職 法官, 總選 出馬 宣言에 法曹界 '衝擊' " . 3 January 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  10. ^ "[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 .
  11. ^ "[單獨] "블랙리스트 被害 判事"라더니, 名單에 없었다" . 31 January 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  12. ^ "總選用 '梁承泰 마케팅'?…블랙리스트 아닌데 블랙리스트라는 이수진" . 3 February 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  13. ^ " '블랙리스트' 主張 이수진, 同僚들 陳述書엔 "業務 能力 不足" " . 11 February 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  14. ^ "與人材, 이番엔 '거짓말' 論難…이수진 "亂 司法壟斷 被害者" " . 4 February 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  15. ^ "法曹界 "이수진 候補, 梁承泰 大法院長한테 무슨 避해 입었나" " . 30 March 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
  16. ^ a b "羅卿瑗, 이수진 刑事告發…"虛僞事實 空表" " . 8 April 2020 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .

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