Hwaseong City Delivers Proposal for District Court Establishment to Supreme Court Administration

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Hwaseong City delivered a proposal for the establishment of Hwaseong District Court to the Supreme Court Administration on the 18th.

The proposal was submitted to address the inconvenience faced by citizens who must travel to neighboring courts in Suwon and Osan to resolve various legal matters, despite Hwaseong being the fourth largest city in Gyeonggi Province with a population of 980,000, currently lacking its own district court.

The proposal, jointly signed by Mayor Jeong Myung-geun and City Council Chairman Kim Kyung-hee, includes the following points: △Hwaseong is the only city or county with a population exceeding 600,000 without a district court △The jurisdiction court is overloaded with cases, resulting in poor judicial accessibility △An increase in registry-related civil complaints from local businesses due to housing development and major national projects.

The city conducted a survey through the "Hwaseong Citizens Policy Plaza" from the 2nd to the 8th regarding the "Necessity of Attracting Hwaseong District Court," with a total of 8,068 policy plaza advisory panel members participating. Of the respondents, 94.2% answered that the city needs its own court.

When asked why a court is necessary in Hwaseong, poor judicial accessibility was the highest at 63.9%, followed by enhanced city status with entry into the 1-million population metropolis category at 32.4%, delayed processing times due to case overload at the jurisdiction court at 29.8%, and frequent litigation related to various business permits at 19.3%.

Once a district court is established, it will be able to handle △small claims cases △mediation and payment order cases △summary judgment cases △consensual divorce cases △deposits △preliminary attachments (for claims of 30 million won or less), substantially improving convenience for citizens.

Mayor Jeong Myung-geun stated, "A district court is essential for improving judicial services in Hwaseong City," and added, "We will work closely with local congressional representatives and make active efforts to ensure that relevant legislation passes."