President Lee Jae Myung on Friday approved the appointment of Kim Sung-soo as a new Supreme Court justice, his office said.
Lee's approval comes a day after the National Assembly passed a motion for Kim's confirmation in a 227-28 vote, following a confirmation hearing earlier in the week.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae last month recommended Kim to the president for appointment as the successor to former Supreme Court Justice Lee Heung-ku.
Kim will become the first Supreme Court justice to take office since the launch of the Lee administration last year. (Yonhap)
