Lee Eunae
{{Short description|Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lee Eunae
| native_name = 이은애
| native_name_lang = ko
| image = 이은애재판관(양복).jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|21|df=y}}
| alma_mater = Seoul National University (LL.B.)
| office1 = Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea
| term_start1 = September 2018
| term_end1 = September 2024
| nominator1 = Kim Myeong-soo
| appointer1 = Moon Jae-in
| predecessor1 = Lee Jin-sung
| successor1 = Kim Bok-hyeong
| office2 = Acting President of the Constitutional Court
| term_start2 = 11 November 2023
| term_end2 = 29 November 2023
| predecessor2 = Yoo Nam-seok (As the 7th President of the Constitutional Court)
| successor2 = Lee Jongseok (As the 8th President of the Constitutional Court of Korea)
}}
Lee Eunae is a South Korean judge. She was named a Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea in 2018
On November 10, 2023, due to the resignation of Constitutional Court President Yoo Nam-seok, Judge Lee Jongseok, who had been appointed to succeed him, was delayed in the appointment process, resulting in a vacancy. Due to the vacancy of the post of President of the Constitutional Court, Senior Judge Lee Eun-ae held the post of Acting President of the Constitutional Court from 11 November 2023 until the appointment of Judge Lee Jongseok on 29 November 2023.
Early life
Eun Ae Lee was born in Seoul on May 21, 1966. She made her debut at the age of fourteen and received a scholarship. Ms. Lee won second prize and the Yehuda Meir Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance in Chopin Studies at the 2015 Bösendorfer and Yamaha USASU International Competition. She also won prizes at the 2014 Hilton Head International Piano Competition and the 2011 ARD International Music Competition in Munich where she performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 3 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.{{Cite web |title=EunAe Lee |url=https://cliburn.org/?performer=eunae-lee |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=The Cliburn |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=EunAe Lee |url=https://www.seattlepianocompetition.org/eunae-lee/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Seattle International Piano Festival |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=EunAe Lee |url=https://queenelisabethcompetition.be/fr/laureats/eunae-lee/4254/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=queenelisabethcompetition.be |language=fr}}
Career
Iona traveled to the United States at the age of sixteen to complete her studies on a full scholarship to study the Juilliard Pre-University Program after completing her joint Juilliard Bachelor's and Master's program under the late Martin Canin,{{Cite web |title=Eunae Lee – Pianist |url=https://eunaelee.com/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |language=en-US}} She completed and continued her studies with pianist Richard Judge at the Mannes School and received her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Northwestern University under the supervision of James Giles.
- 1987 29th National Bar Exam
- 1990 Judge, Western Branch of Seoul District Court
- 1992 Judge, Seoul Civil District Court
- 1994 Judge, Gwangju District Court
- 1999 Judge, Southern Branch of Seoul District Court
- 1999 UC Berkeley (overseas training)
- 2000 Judge, Northern Branch of Seoul District Court
- 2002 Rapporteur Judge, Constitutional Court of Korea
- 2005 Senior Judge, Incheon District Court
- 2008 Senior Judge, Eastern Branch of Seoul District Court
- 2010 Senior Judge, Seoul Central District Court
- 2012 Senior Judge, Jeonju Branch of Gwangju High Court
- 2014 Senior Judge, Seoul High Court
- 2017 (Acting) Chief Senior Judge, Seoul Family Court
- 2018.09 to 2024.10 Justice, Constitutional Court{{Cite web |date=2024-10-03 |title=3 Constitutional Court justices to retire, sparking fears of operational paralysis |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_383570.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://english.ccourt.go.kr/cckhome/eng/introduction/organization/justices.do#none|website=Constitutional Court of Korea|title=Constitutional Court Korea > Introduction > Organization|accessdate=2018-02-07}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.ccourt.go.kr/cckhome/kor/ccourt/person/person.do|title=인물|website=Constitutional Court of Korea|accessdate=2018-02-07}}
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Category:Justices of the Constitutional Court of Korea
Category:South Korean women judges
Category:Constitutional court women judges
Category:Seoul National University School of Law alumni
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