Kim Sang-hwan

Chief Justice, Constitutional Court of Korea

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Office: Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea

Born: January 27, 1966

Previous offices: Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Korea

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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South Korea fires its top cop for backing Yoon’s martial-law bid

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As of May 2026: Presiding over the court that removed Yoon and later removed Cho

South Korea just made the quiet part of the 2024 martial-law crisis unmistakably loud: the country's top police officer is out for good. On December 18, 2025, the Constitutional Court removed National Police Agency chief Cho Ji-ho, ruling he helped former President Yoon Suk Yeol's power grab by using police to block lawmakers from reaching the National Assembly floor.

Updated May 15