Ex-judge named S. Korea prime minister

Ex-judge named S. Korea prime minister

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President-elect Park Geun Hye (R) in Seoul on Jan. 24, 2013, nominates Kim Yong Joon (L), a former Supreme Court justice and Constitutional Court chief who now heads her transition team, to be prime minister of her incoming government.

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