Suwon High Court Installation to Generate 130 Billion Won in Production

Suwon City announced on the 10th that the establishment of Suwon High Court is expected to generate 130.2 billion won in production spillover effects and create 1,454 jobs in the Suwon region over the first three years.

According to research by the Gyeonggi Research Institute, during the two-year construction period of the high court and high prosecutor's office, 65.6 billion won in construction costs will be invested, generating 89.1 billion won in production spillover effects. The employment creation effect during the construction period is expected to reach 979 positions.

In the year following the court's opening, operational and personnel costs will total 33.3 billion won, generating 41.1 billion won in production spillover effects, with an employment creation effect of 475 positions during that period.

The Gyeonggi Research Institute also projected that over a five-year period (medium-term), the production spillover effect will reach 403.8 billion won, and over a ten-year period (long-term), it will reach 1.12 trillion won respectively.

Beyond these direct production spillover effects, the establishment is expected to activate the legal market through increases in large law firms and small-to-medium-sized legal offices.

As approximately 17,200 appellate cases annually transferred to Seoul High Court as of 2011 will be redirected to Suwon High Court, assuming an average attorney fee of 4 million won, it is expected to generate approximately 68.8 billion won in spillover effects and employment.

Additionally, the time costs for Gyeonggi Province residents traveling to Seoul High Court will be significantly reduced.

The establishment will also eliminate case delays caused by excessive caseloads at Seoul High Court and ensure residents' right to expedited trials, thereby significantly improving legal services for Gyeonggi Province residents.

With Suwon High Court as a center, attorneys and law firms are expected to relocate to the area, improving regional legal services and activating the legal market. Fair trials will be ensured through case hearings by judges familiar with local circumstances.

This will reduce personal time and economic costs incurred through traveling for trials, such as transportation, accommodation, and loss of livelihood, and prevent cases where appeals are abandoned due to economic burdens.

Suwon's status will be greatly elevated as the sixth high court will be established after Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, and Gwangju, and is expected to serve as a lever for future designation as a metropolitan city with a population exceeding one million.

Suwon City has made multifaceted efforts to establish a high court to address citizens' inconveniences due to trial delays and violations of trial petition rights caused by judges unfamiliar with local circumstances.

In April of last year, the city held a roundtable meeting with leaders of related organizations and agencies for the establishment of a high court, established the Suwon Citizens' Movement Headquarters, and held a forum in the National Assembly in June to disseminate the rationale for establishing Suwon High Court.

Prior to this, Suwon City established a basic plan for establishing a high court in the city, consulted with Gyeonggi Urban Development Corporation on the site for Suwon High Court's new building, and launched a citizen petition campaign for the high court's establishment.

Going forward, Suwon City plans to support the smooth establishment of Suwon High Court and Suwon High Prosecutor's Office through active administrative consultation with the Supreme Court and Ministry of Justice.