
AI-generated summary
Kim Sung-soo underwent a confirmation hearing before a special parliamentary committee on Monday, with the ruling Democratic Party and main opposition People Power Party offering contrasting assessments of his suitability for the Supreme Court.
A parliamentary committee on Wednesday adopted a confirmation hearing report for Supreme Court Justice nominee Kim Sung-soo, paving the way for his appointment to the top court.
The approval came after the special parliamentary committee held a confirmation hearing for Kim on Monday.
In the report, the ruling Democratic Party made a positive assessment of Kim, saying his "sincere and thoughtful responses" demonstrated his commitment to political neutrality and judicial independence.
The main opposition People Power Party, however, said he was unfit for the post, raising questions over his qualifications and political neutrality as a Supreme Court justice.
Kim's appointment will be finalized after a vote in a parliamentary plenary session expected to take place Thursday, followed by his formal appointment by President Lee Jae Myung.
If approved, Kim will become the first Supreme Court justice to take office under the Lee administration. (Yonhap)
AI outlook โ possibilities, not facts
Kim Sung-soo will be appointed as a Supreme Court justice following the parliamentary plenary session vote.
Very likely ยท Within days

The opposition party is protesting when U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Cathy Patel mentioned at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that FBI agents could be deployed to polling places during the midterm elections. Federal law prohibits the deployment of armed federal agents or military personnel at polling places, but Director Patel caused controversy by saying he would follow the law but then reversing his position.

While the father of the Blue House Senior Secretary for Civil Affairs and an acquaintance of the current Minister were appointed as non-executive directors of the Saemangeum Development Corporation, the non-executive director A was confirmed to have ranked last in the final evaluation of the executive recommendation committee, further raising suspicions about 'parachute appointments'.

Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City announced the enactment of an ordinance to establish the Jeonnam Gwangju Transportation Corporation, which will expand the functions of the Gwangju Transportation Corporation and take charge of demand-responsive transportation, BRT, and public transportation support and refund projects. The corporation is established in accordance with the Local Public Enterprises Act and its capital of 1.9 trillion won is fully invested by the city.

A public opinion poll conducted by the New York Times and Siena University ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November found that the Democratic candidate's approval rating was 51%, ahead of the Republican Party's 43%, while President Trump's approval rating for his administration was low at 38%, with the majority not strongly supporting him.

On the 16th, Han Byeong-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, urged the People Power Party not to turn the confirmation hearing into a stage for political strife in relation to the Lee Jae-myung administration's second term cabinet reshuffle, and refuted the rumor that the Democratic Party had conveyed its opinions on pending issues to the Blue House two days before President Lee Jae-myung's press conference as being untrue.

The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of the South Korean government in a lawsuit claiming damages for the inter-Korean joint liaison office that North Korea unilaterally blew up, and ordered North Korea to pay compensation of 44.6 billion won. This is our government's first victory in a lawsuit against North Korea.