Kang Il-won

Kang Il-won
강일원
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
In office September 2012 – September 2018
Member of Venice Commission representing South Korea
In office December 2015 – February 2019
Preceded by	Park Han-chul
Succeeded by	Lee Suk-tae
Personal details
Alma mater	Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Kang Il-Won (강일원; born 26 December 1959) is a former Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea. He graduated with degrees in law from Seoul National University (LL.B.) and the University of Michigan Law School (LL.M.). He was also a member of Venice Commission representing South Korea, from 2015.

Career

• Judge, Seoul Criminal District Court, 1985
• Judge, Jinju Branch of Masan District Court, 1989
• Judge, Eastern Branch of Seoul District Court, 1991
• Judge, Seoul Civil District Court, 1994
• Judge, Seoul High Court, 1996
• Judge, Seoul District Court, 1999
• Research Judge, Supreme Court, 2001
• Senior Judge, Western Branch of Seoul District Court, 2003
• Senior Judge, Seoul Central District Court, 2005
• Senior Judge, Daejeon High Court, 2006
• Chief of Judicial Policy Office, National Court Administration, 2007
• Chief of Planning and Coordination Office, National Court Administration, 2009
• Senior Judge, Seoul High Court, 2011
• Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea 2012
• Chair, Joint Council on Constitutional Justice, Venice Commission (European Commission for Democracy through Law, since Apr. 2013)
• Member of the Bureau, Venice Commission (since Dec. 2015; re-elected Dec. 2017)

References

• "Constitutional Court Korea > Introduction > Organization". Constitutional Court of Korea. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
• "인물". Constitutional Court of Korea. Retrieved 2018-02-07.