The Supreme Court will receive public recommendations of Supreme Court Justice candidates from within and outside the judiciary during January 15 - 25, 2021 to select qualified candidate who will succeed the position of Justice PARK Sang-ok retiring on May 8, 2021.

The Supreme Court has been seeking ways of how to provide non face-to-face judicial service recognizing the increasing risk of spread of the Covid-19 virus and the severe circumstances of social distancing measures in place.

In legal proceedings, hearing-impaired people have been experiencing communication difficulties, without the availability of standardized expression of some legal sign terminologies and due to the lack of accurate understanding of legal terms during the trial proceedings.