신종오 판사
Definition
Shin Jong-oh (신종오, 1971–2026), a South Korean judge and presiding judge (부장판사) of the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 15-2, best known for sentencing Kim Keon-hee (wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol) to 4 years in prison in the appeal trial of the Deutsch Motors stock manipulation scandal on April 28, 2026.
A veteran judge from the 27th class of the Judicial Research and Training Institute, with a career spanning over 25 years across various district and high courts including Seoul, Ulsan, Daejeon, and Daegu.
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신종오 판사의 유죄 판결로 도이치모터스 주가가 진짜 '조작'당한 기분이었다.
With Judge Shin Jong-oh's guilty verdict, Deutsch Motors' stock price felt truly 'manipulated'.
어린이날에도 불 꺼지지 않은 신종오 판사 사무실, 법의 수호자가 진짜였다.
Judge Shin Jong-oh's office light stayed on even on Children's Day – he was the real guardian of the law.
신종오 판사는 판결문 한 장으로 전국 법조계를 '종오(終語)'하게 만들었다.
Judge Shin Jong-oh made the entire legal world fall silent with one ruling document.
김건희 사건 재판장 신종오 판사, 워크홀릭의 끝판왕으로 역사에 남았다.
Presiding Judge Shin Jong-oh in the Kim Keon-hee case went down in history as the ultimate workaholic.