The heads of the nation's courts will convene on Wednesday to gather opinions regarding a package of three contentious judicial reform bills being pushed for enactment by the ruling Democratic Party(DP).

According to sources in the judicial community, National Court Administration Minister Park Young-jae will preside over the meeting that will begin at 2 p.m. 

The ruling party was expected to submit the bills to the National Assembly's plenary for a vote on Tuesday.

One of the bills would allow for judges and prosecutors to face up to ten years in prison or suspension from the profession for up to ten years for perverting the course of justice by intentionally distorting legal principles or permitting fabricated evidence during a trial or investigation.

A second bill would allow constitutional appeals even after a Supreme Court ruling, and a third bill would increase the number of top court justices from 14 to 26.

The judiciary has repeatedly called for sufficient deliberation regarding concerns of unconstitutionality in the bills and their significant impact.

The court chief in September urged the DP to guarantee judicial independence and to include the judiciary in related discussions.

On Monday, Supreme Court Chief Justice Jo Hee-de stressed that it would be advisable to open public discussion to listen to a broad range of expert opinions and reach a sound decision through sufficient debate.