Jung Won Kim is an internationally recognized expert in constitutional law. He served as a judge for approximately 20 years at various district courts and the Seoul High Court, and for 13 years as Rapporteur Judge and Secretary General of the Constitutional Court of Korea. His extensive career combines deep experience in both trial and constitutional adjudication, as well as active engagement in international constitutional cooperation as a substitute member of the Venice Commission and head of the Permanent Secretariat for Research and Development of the Association of the Asian Constitutional Courts (AACC SRD).

In his judicial career, Mr. Kim handled a wide range of civil, criminal, and family cases, while also conducting specialized research and authoring numerous papers, including “The Duty to Appear as a Witness and Criminal Liability under the Statute Concerning Witness and Expert Opinion” and “When Is Perjury Completed as a Crime?” He contributed to the development of judicial scholarship through his work with the Research Group for Criminal Cases, participation in Cases and Practice in the Incheon District Court, and revision of key reference materials such as the Tax Law Textbook published by the Judicial Research and Training Institute and the Manual for Court Practitioners on Family Law published by the National Court Administration.

As a Rapporteur Judge at the Constitutional Court, Mr. Kim dealt with a broad spectrum of constitutional issues across political, economic, social, and cultural domains. He also contributed to the advancement of constitutional adjudication as Chair of the Compilation Committee and member of the Supervisory Committee for the revision of the Manual for Constitutional Adjudication, a key practical guideline issued by the Constitutional Court. During his tenure as Deputy Secretary General, he represented the Republic of Korea in the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body on constitutional matters, and played a central role in establishing the AACC SRD in Seoul.