Constitutional Court of Korea

The Constitutional Court of Korea (Hangul: 헌법재판소code: ko is deprecated ; Hanja: 憲法裁判所code: ko is deprecated ; RR: Heonbeop Jaepanso) is one of the highest courts – along with the Supreme Court – in South Korea's judiciary that reviews the constitution. It is located in Jongno, Seoul. The South Korean constitution gives the Supreme Court judicial power over ordinary daily cases, while giving judicial power over constitutional matters to the Constitutional Court.

대한민국 헌법재판소
Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Constitutional Court of Korea in Jongno, Seoul
Established	1988 (1988)
Location	Jongno, Seoul
Composition method	Appointed by President upon nomination of equal portions from National Assembly, Supreme Court Chief Justice and the President
Authorized by	Constitution of South Korea Chapter VI
Judge term length	Six years, renewable (mandatory retirement at the age of 70)
Number of positions	9 (by constitution)
Website	ccourt.go.kr
President
Currently	Moon Hyungbae (acting)
Since	18 October 2024 (2024-10-18)

Constitutional Court of Korea
Hangul	헌법재판소code: ko is deprecated
Hanja	憲法裁判所code: ko is deprecated
Revised Romanization	Heonbeop Jaepanso
McCune–Reischauer	Hŏnpŏp Chaep'anso

Constitutional Court Of Korea Media

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  Coup d'état of Park Chung Hee dissolved the Constitutional Court of the Second Republic of Korea

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  Side view of the Constitutional Court of Korea building

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  Constitutional litigation structure of South Korea

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  Decriminalizing abortion in South Korea (2017Hun-Ba127) in 2019 is one of the landmark decisions on constitutional complaints under Article 68(2) of the Constitutional Court Act

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  The impeachment of Park Geun-hye (Case No. 2016Hun-Na1) in 2017 is one of the landmark decisions on impeachment.

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  The Constitutional Court holding a hearing in the impeachment trial for President Yoon Suk Yeol, with Yoon in attendance (on the right) as the defendant, January 21, 2025.