Date of initial election to the judicial roster: 20 December 2011
Current term: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2026
Judge Seon Ki Park has been a Judge of the Mechanism since it commenced operations in July 2012. In this capacity, he has adjudicated a variety of matters as a Single Judge, as a member of the Trial Chamber, including in the Stanišić & Simatović case, and as a member of the Appeals Chamber. Judge Park has also been a member of the Mechanism’s Rules Committee since 2016.
From 2004 until his election to the Mechanism, Judge Park was a Judge of the ICTR. As a member of Trial Chamber II of the ICTR, he sat on the Kanyarukiga, Ndindiliyimana et al., Nizeyimana, Rugambarara, and Rukundo cases, among others. Judge Park also served on the ICTR’s Rules Committee (2008-2012).
In addition to his duties with the Mechanism, Judge Park is a partner at Daedong Law Firm in Seoul, Korea (2000-2004, and since 2012). Earlier in his career, Judge Park held a variety of positions within the South Korean Army. He served as a Judge Advocate General Corps (JAG) Officer from 1978 to 2000, with the functions of Judge Advocate General, Legal Counsel of the Korean Ministry of Defence, Staff Judge Advocate, Defence Counsel, Military Prosecutor and Military Judge, reaching the ranks of Brigadier General (1996-1998) and Major General (1998-2000).
Judge Park holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Kyungpook National University in Daegu, South Korea (1977); a master’s degree in contract and torts law from the same university (1978); and a master’s degree in comparative law from George Washington University Law School, Washington DC, United States of America (1986). He has been awarded the Chun-Su national decoration (1997) and a Presidential Medal (1991). Judge Park is a member of the Korean Bar (1980) and the Pennsylvania Bar, USA (1986). Judge Park is fluent in English and Korean.