Ho Kyeong Jeong
December 30, 2023 – December 30, 2024
Ho Kyeong Jeong is a “rechtspfleger” in South Korea. A rechtspfleger refers to a judicial specialist who decides certain non-contentious trial tasks of the judge’s duties. The rechtspfleger conducts trials related to orders to render executory notices, registration of debt nonfeasance persons, property inquiry, compulsory sale by auction for real estates, compulsory sale by auction for automobiles and construction machinery, compulsory sale by auction for movables, etc.
Before being promoted to rechtspfleger, he had worked at the Judicial Policy Research Institute (JPRI). At JPRI, he wrote “Study on the Commercial Registration Systems of Vietnam⋅Cambodia⋅Laos (2020),” “Research on Ways to Improve Objection Procedure against a Registrar’s Disposition (2021),” and “Study on the Real Estate Registration Systems of VietnamㆍLaosㆍMongolia (2022).” Ho Kyeong Jeong will study the Corporate Registration System in the United States at GWIKS, focusing on a comparative study with Korea’s Corporate Registration System.
Ji Young Kwak
June 1, 2024 – November 31, 2024
Dr. Ji Young Kwak boasts an illustrious career as a Court Official, serving diligently as a librarian at the esteemed Supreme Court Library of Korea since 2007. Her dedication to public service was duly recognized in 2015 when she was commended by the Minister of Court Administration as an exemplary public worker. Dr. Kwak holds a Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science with double majors in Business Management and Art History, along with Master’s and PhD degrees in Library and Information Science with a specialization in Records Management from Ewha Women’s University.
Driven by her passion for enhancing legal information services, Dr. Kwak has authored numerous papers focusing on court records management and court library user research. Notable among her recent works in 2023 are “A Study on exploring modern Korean society through analyzing distribution of civil case rulings,” “A Study of User Behaviors Based on Data from the Beopmaru, Supreme Court Library of Korea,” and “A Study on the User Satisfaction and Improvement Suggestions for the Beopmaru Public Service in the Supreme Court Library of Korea”.
Looking ahead, Dr. Kwak plans to undertake a comparative case study on the legal information services provided by the Supreme Court Libraries of both Korea and the United States at GWIKS, further enriching her expertise in the field.
Cheol Liu
January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Cheol Liu, Ph.D., is a tenured professor at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management in the Republic of Korea, specializing in public finance, policy analysis, and management. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. from Indiana University, Bloomington, and an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His career includes roles as an Assistant Professor at the City University of Hong Kong and a Visiting Assistant Professor at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis. At KDI, he not only teaches but also leads the Experiment Lab for Public Management Research and serves as the Field Chair of the Master of Public Management program.
Dr. Liu is a respected figure in his field, with a focus on corruption, public finance, e-leadership, and performance management. His contributions to academia and public policy are reflected in his numerous publications in prestigious journals and his involvement in policy advisory roles. He has received accolades such as the Best Research Performance Awards from KDI School and has served in significant capacities, including as a member of the Fiscal Performance Evaluation Team at Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and as Chairman of the Committee on International Cooperation at the Korean Association for Public Administration. His work has had a considerable impact on both national and international public administration and policy.
Park Jeong-Mi
January 22, 2024 – January 21, 2025
Park Jeong-Mi is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Chungbuk National University. After earning her B.A., M.A., and PhD at Seoul National University, she served as a Research Professor at the Research Institute of Comparative History and Culture, Hanyang University, and a Kluge Fellow at the John W Kluge Center, the Library of Congress. As a historical sociologist, she has analyzed the historical transformations of state policies, citizenship, and social movements in South Korea from a feminist perspective. She is the author of a forthcoming book The State’s Sexuality: Prostitution and Postcolonial Nation Building in South Korea (University of California Press, August 2024). She has now embarked on her new book project on social policies and the making of ‘society’ in South Korea as a Fulbright Scholar at George Washington University.
