Moon Hyung-bae
Moon Hyung-bae is a South Korean judge. He was named a Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea in 2019. He was responsible for reading the verdict on the impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol on 4 April 2025, which led to Yoon's removal as President of South Korea.
Biography
Moon is the eldest son of a farming family in a small village in Hadong County, South Gyeongsang, in 1965. He grew up in poverty and managed to finish his education after receiving a scholarship from Jinju-based traditional Korean medicine practitioner and philanthropist Kim Jang-ha. Moon graduated from Jinju Daea High School and earned his bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University before passing the bar examinations in 1986.Career
- 1987 Seoul National University College of Law
- 1989 Admitted to Bar
- 1992 Judge, Busan District Court
- 2004 Judge, Changwon District Court
- 2012 Presiding Judge, Busan High Court
- 2016 Chief Judge, Busan Family Court
- 2019–2025 Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
- 2024–2025 Acting President of the Constitutional Court of Korea