Yoo Nam-seok

Yoo Nam-seok
유남석
7th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea
In office 21 September 2018 – 10 November 2023
Appointed by	Moon Jae-in
Preceded by	Lee Jin-sung
Succeeded by	Lee Eunae (as acting president)
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
In office 11 November 2017 – 10 November 2023
Appointed by	Moon Jae-in
Preceded by	Park Han-chul
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-01) 1 May 1957 (age 67) Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul National University (LL.B.)

Yoo Nam-seok (Korean: 유남석; Hanja: 劉南碩; born 1 May 1957) was the 7th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea since 21 September 2018 to 10 November 2023. Following the vacancy of the presidency of the Constitutional Court; his position has been held since 11 November 2023 by the acting president Lee Eu-nae until the nomination of the new president in the Constitutional Court. During his tenure, he was widely perceived to be part of the court's liberal bloc, and the Constitutional Court struck down restrictions of abortion in South Korea in 2019.