President Moon Jae-in has congratulated new Supreme Court Justice Kim Sang-hwan ,... the ninth judge to be appointed to the top court by President Moon.
With the appointment made official on Friday,... the Supreme Court has a full bench again -- after two months with only eight justices.
The 52-year old succeeds outgoing Justice Kim So-yong .
Justice Kim Sang-hwan has delivered rulings in favor of progressive principles that are in line with those championed by the current Chief Justice and President Moon,... who was a former human rights lawyer himself.