Hwang Yun-suk

Hwang Yun-suk (1929–1961) was the first female judge in South Korea.[1][2][3]

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

Career

Hwang graduated from Jinmyeong Girls' High School, and went on to study in the Faculty of Law at Seoul National University.[4] She passed the third annual Higher Civil Service Examination in 1952.[5] She took office as a prosecutor in the Seoul District Prosecutor's Office in 1953.[4] In September 1954, she was appointed a judge of the First Civil Division of the Seoul District Court, and held that position until her death.[6][7]

South Korea's first female court clerk, Park Gyeong-sun (박경순; 朴京順), began working for Hwang in 1960.[8]

Death and legacy

Hwang was found dead on the morning of 21 April 1961.[7] There is speculation she was killed by her in-laws or her husband.[1]

The Yun-suk Scholarship was established in her memory at her alma mater Jinmyeong Girls' High School in April 1962, on the first anniversary of her death, with an endowment of ₩1.5 million.[9]

References
  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". Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Law and Society Association, Berlin, Germany
  3. 이종하 (2013-10-08). 4월의 모든 역사 - 한국사 (in Korean). 디오네. ISBN 9788998241759.
  4. "最初의女檢事첫視務" [First job appearance of first female prosecutor]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 22 July 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via Naver News Library.
  5. "三回高等考試司法科合格者" [Qualified Examinees of Judiciary Division in Third Higher Civil Service Examination]. The Dong-a Ilbo. 8 December 1952. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via Naver News Library.
  6. "最初의女判事" [First female judge]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 10 September 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via Naver News Library.
  7. "黃允石女判事絕命" [Female magistrate Hwang Yun-suk passes away]. The Dong-a Ilbo. 21 April 1961. p. 1. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via Naver News Library.
  8. "法廷에첫女書記登場" [First female clerk appears in court]. The Dong-a Ilbo. 24 September 1960. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via Naver News Library.
  9. "「允石奬學會」를창설" [Yun-suk Scholarship Committee established]. Kyunghyang Shinmun. 21 April 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2018 – via Naver News Library.
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