Lee Yong-hun

Lee Yong-hoon (born 7 February 1942) is a South Korean jurist who formerly served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Korea.

Early life
Lee was born in Jeollanam-do. He attended High School #1 in Gwangju before going on to Seoul National University's faculty of law.

Career
Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, Lee served as a Seoul High Court judge, Supreme Court justice, and chairman of the Government Employees Ethics Committee. During his confirmation hearings, he was questioned about high legal fees he had earned&mdash;roughly six billion won on 400 cases in five years in private practise, with legislators implying that he had received special treatment from sitting judges&mdash;as well as about his purchase of a 66 pyeong apartment in Seoul's exclusive Seocho-dong neighbourhood.

Following his retirement from the bench, he started a movement to recognise Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution by awarding it the Nobel Peace Prize.