President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday named Jo Hee-de as the new nominee for chief of the Supreme Court.

The latest nomination for the former Supreme Court justice comes a month after the opposition-controlled National Assembly rejected Yoon’s previous nominee, Lee Gyun-ryong, in the first such rejection in 35 years.

Jo’s nomination will be subject to parliamentary approval after a confirmation hearing.

According to presidential Chief of Staff Kim Dae-ki, Jo has been at the forefront of protecting the rights of the socially underprivileged and minorities, adding that upon retiring as a Supreme Court justice, he focused solely on research and nurturing students as a professor at Sungkyunkwan University.

Jo served as a judge in courts across the nation for 27 years, culminating in a term as a Supreme Court justice from 2014 to 2020.