As the passage of the 'Judicial Reform 3 Laws' (including crimes of legal distortion, requests for trial, and the expansion of Supreme Court judges) pushed by the Democratic Party approaches in the National Assembly, the Supreme Court has announced a national court directors' meeting to be held on the 25th. This meeting, convened by the Supreme Court's Judicial Administration Office, will take place at 2 PM at the Supreme Court building in Seocho-dong, Seoul. The 'Judicial Reform 3 Laws' focus on significant changes to the judiciary, such as introducing penalties for judges and prosecutors who intentionally misapply laws, allowing for constitutional challenges against court rulings, and increasing the number of Supreme Court judges from 14 to 26.

Previously, national court directors' meetings were held in September and December of last year, where topics such as the increase in Supreme Court judges and the legal distortion crime were debated. Concerns regarding the constitutionality of the legal distortion crime provision were raised by court leaders during the December meeting. This upcoming meeting, led by the Chief of the Judicial Administration Office alongside high-ranking judges and heads of various judicial institutions, serves to address perspectives on the ongoing judicial reform initiatives pushed by the ruling party and their potential implications for the independence of the judiciary.