Library named after Former Supreme Court Justice Bae Gi-won who graduated from the department of law ‘60
“I hope it becomes a prestigious law school with junior judicial officers that surpass their seniors”
Donated 100 million KRW in development funds for juniors in September
[November 11, 2019]
The YU Law School opened the ‘Bae Gi-won Library’ named after Former Supreme Court Justice Bae Gi-won (photo above). It aims at commemorating the achievements of Former Supreme Court Justice Bae Gi-won as a judicial officer and his donations aiming to foster junior judicial officers.
At 11:30 a.m. on the 11th, the YU Law School named the existing law school library, Bae Gi-won Library and held an unveiling ceremony of the copper plate. A copper plate siting the milestones of Former Supreme Court Justice Bae was attached on the outside wall at the entrance to the library. The supreme court justice robe that Former Justice Bae wore, commemorative tablet and hand-written letters to his juniors are on display at the entrance of the library.
At this event, Former Supreme Court Justice Bae Gi-won, YU President Sur Gil-soo, Law School Dean Lee Dong-hyung, Library Director Bae Byeong-il, General Alumni Association Chairman Jung Tae-il, Daegu High Court Chief Justice Cho Young-cheol, Daegu District Attorneys Association Chairman Lee Chun-hee, etc. were present to congratulate the new opening of the library.
Former Justice Bae said, “It is very moving to see the library named after me at my alma mater where I studied passionately as a student of law.” He added, “I hope that my juniors will study hard here to become judicial officers that exceed my achievements.”
YU President Sur Gil-soo said, “We opened the Bae Gi-won Library in hopes that students will remember the achievements of Former Supreme Court Justice Bae, who had reached the highest honor as a judicial officer.” He added, “I hope that junior students at the law school will also study hard right where Former Justice Bae studied to follow in his footsteps and become judicial officers who bring about justice to society.”
Meanwhile, Former Justice Bae visited his alma mater YU in September and donated 100 million KRW asking to use it for the development of YU to Mr. Sur Gil-soo. Former Justice Bae was part of the YU department of law class of ‘60 and passed the 5th bar exam summa cum laude in 1965. He served as the chief justice at the Daegu District Court, chief justice at the Gimcheon Branch Court, and the chairman of the Daegu District Attorneys Association and the served as the supreme court justice from July 2000 to November 2005. From 2005 to 2010, he served as chair-professor at the YU Law School helping to foster junior students.
