Former CPICL Visiting Fellow Yongjeong Lee Appointed Judge in Korea

CPICL is proud to announce that Yongjeong Lee, a former CPICL Visiting Fellow under the Korean Law Program, has been appointed as a judge in South Korea.

Before this appointment, Mr Lee served as a Public Prosecutor at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office for 12 years. He handled a wide range of criminal cases, including financial crimes and corruption. Throughout his career, he dedicated significant time to legal research and the study of case precedents. In particular, he demonstrated a deep interest in the confiscation system of criminal gains and undertook research aimed at improving South Korea's confiscation system.

His appointment marks not only a personal milestone, but also a symbolic one for the CPICL Korean Law Program, which for over a decade has hosted Korean judges and prosecutors as Visiting Research Fellows to promote bilateral legal scholarship and institutional exchange.

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