On the 26th, President Lee Jae-myung nominates former Supreme Court Justice Kim Sang-hwan as the candidate for the Constitutional Court Chief Justice. /Courtesy of the Presidential Office

Kim Sang-hwan, the candidate for the Constitutional Court chief justice, reported a total of 2.71489 billion won in assets under his own name, his spouse's name, his mother's name, and his eldest daughter and son's names.

According to the personnel confirmation request submitted to the National Assembly on the 6th, Kim reported 822.25 million won for an apartment in Seocho-gu, Seoul (equity of 1/2), 400 million won for a leasehold for an apartment in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 5.39 million won for a 2015 modern Aslan vehicle (equity of 1/2), and 147.29 million won in deposits. The total reported wealth amounts to 1.37493 billion won.

His spouse reported a total of 1.01347 billion won in assets, including the apartment in Seocho-gu, Seoul, held jointly with Kim. Kim's mother reported 76.4 million won in real estate in Yangseong-myeon, Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do, and 128.68 million won in deposits, totaling 250.8 million won in assets. His eldest daughter reported 152.9 million won in deposits, while his eldest son reported a debt of 31.49 million won.

Born in 1966, Kim enlisted in the Army in 1991 and was discharged as a lieutenant in 1994. His son, born in 1996, enlisted in the Air Force in March 2017 and was discharged as a corporal in February 2019.

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