Ex-Chief Justice Min Dies
By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter
Min Bok-ki, former chief justice of the Supreme Court, died of old age Friday morning at Seoul National University Hospital. He was 94. After retiring, Min worked as a consultant for a law firm, BAE, KIM & Lee, from 1987.
Min is remembered for his unique career, heading three organizations: the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutors’ Office. Born in 1913, Min graduated from Kyungsung Imperial College with a degree in law and passed the bar exam in 1938.
In 1939, Min began his career presiding as a judge. He also worked for the Prosecutors’ Office from 1947 for three years and served as secretary to the President, top prosecutor and minister of Justice between 1963 and 1966.
After that, he came back to serve the courts as the fifth and sixth chief justice of the Supreme Court for 10 years, from 1968. Min is survived by two sons and two daughters. He will be buried in the Seoul National Cemetery on Monday.