Hwang Yun-suk

Hwang Yun-suk
Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutor's Office
In office
1953–1954
Judge of the Seoul District Court
In office
1954–1961
Personal details
Born1926
Died21 April 1961(1961-04-21) (aged 31–32)
NationalitySouth Korean
Korean name
Hangul
황윤석
Hanja
黃允石
Revised RomanizationHwang Yunseok
McCune–ReischauerHwang Yunsŏk

Hwang Yun-suk (Korean: 황윤석; 1929 – 21 April 1961) was the first female judge in South Korea.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Kim, Haesook (2015-03-13). "Changes in Gender Composition and the Future of Gender Balance in the Legal Professions in Korea". In Miyazawa, Setsuo; Ji, Weidong; Fukurai, Hiroshi; Chan, Kay-Wah; Vanhullebusch, Matthias (eds.). East Asia's Renewed Respect for the Rule of Law in the 21st Century: The Future of Legal and Judicial Landscapes in East Asia. Hotei Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 9789004274204.
  2. ^ Kim, Haesook (July 25, 2007). "Opening of the Judiciary in Korea: Hwang Yun-suk and the Pioneer Women Judges from 1952-1990".[permanent dead link‍] Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association, Berlin, Germany
  3. ^ 이, 종하 (2013-10-08). 4월의 모든 역사 - 한국사 (in Korean). 디오네. ISBN 9788998241759.