Supreme Court Justices' () for appointment of lower ordinary courts Judges () by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The council is composed of all Supreme Court Justices (including the Chief Justice), and can make decision by simple majority among quorum of two-thirds of all Supreme Court Justices, according to article 16(1), (2) and (3) of the Court Organization Act. When the vote ties, the Chief Justice has casting vote as permanent presiding chair at the council. Also empowered by article 17 of the Act, the council has also other supervisory functions for the Chief Justice's power of court administration, such as promulgation of interior procedural rules, selection of judicial precedents for publication and fiscal planning for all ordinary courts including the Supreme Court itself. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court By article 104(1) of the Constitution, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the President of South Korea with the consent of the National Assembly. The experience and age requirements for the Chief Justice are the same as that of the associate Supreme Court justices under article 42(1) of the Court Organization Act. The Chief Justice's role is more than being the presiding member of the Grand Bench (), composed of more than two-thirds of all fourteen justices. The Chief nominates candidates for three of the nine Constitutional Court justices under article 111(3) of Constitution and serves as chair at the Council of Supreme Court Justices. Also, the Chief appoints one of the associate Supreme Court justices as Minister of National Court Administration () and appoints all ordinary lower court judges with the consent of the Council of Supreme Court Justices. Tenure Article 105(1), (2) and (4) of the Constitution and article 45(4) of the Court Organization Act provides the term of associate Justices as renewable six-year up to mandatory retirement age of 70. However, there's no Justices who attempted to renew their term by reappointment in current Sixth Republic, because renewing attempt can harm judicial independence of the Court. During the term, according to article 106(2) of the Constitution, Justices shall not be expelled from office unless by impeachment or a sentence of imprisonment. Also, participating in any political party or activities are prohibited by article 43(1), 49 of the Act. A noteworthy point of South Korean Supreme Court Justices is they can be retired from office against their will while in term, when they