Kim Myeong-su

Kim Myeong-su (; born 12 October 1959) is a South Korean jurist who served as the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea from 2017 to 2023.

Biography Kim graduated from the Seoul National University School of Law in 1981, and passed the National Judicial Examination in 1983. He began his career at the Northern Branch Court of Seoul District Court in 1986. In February 2016, he was assigned as the Chief Judge of Chuncheon District. He began his 6-year term as Chief Justice on 25 September 2017, after his nomination was confirmed in a 160–134 vote of congressional approval.