Jo Jin-man

Cho Chin-man (; October 20, 1903 – February 12, 1979) was a South Korean jurist who served as the third and fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court of Korea from June 30, 1961, to October 10, 1968. He previously served as the fifth minister of justice for South Korea from May 7, 1951, to March 4, 1952.

Biography Cho was born on October 20, 1903, in Incheon. In 1923, he graduated from . In 1925, he was the first Korean to pass the for judges. In 1927, he served as a judge for the Haeju District Court. He joined the Pyongyang District Court in 1929 and the Pyongyang Appellate Court in 1930. Cho then went to Daegu where he served as a judge on the in 1933 and was promoted to chief judge for the in 1939. In 1943, Cho started a law firm.

From May 7, 1951, to March 4, 1952, Cho served as the fifth minister of justice. He was also the first president of the Seoul Bar Association in 1960 and served as an advisor to the Ministry of Justice in 1961. Cho also served as the third and fourth chief justice of the South Korea Supreme Court from June 30, 1961, to October 19, 1968.

Cho died on February 12, 1979.