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THE PRECEDENT THAT WASN'T THERE

By Zimbo · November 3, 2026

AI cartoon by Zimbo: Satirical cartoon: a judge on the bench reaches for a glowing, ghostly book labeled PRECEDENT while a sweating lawyer holds a SUPREME COURT brief, with the South Korean flag behind them.
A judge reaches for a glowing ghost PRECEDENT book that is not really there, while a sweating lawyer holds a SUPREME COURT brief under the Korean flag.Zimbo for AI News Page

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South Korea's Supreme Court published a survey of 360 judges: 80.7 percent had encountered citations of precedents that do not exist, 65.4 percent had seen false accounts of real precedents, and 16.9 percent had seen false or nonexistent laws.

The bench is implicated too: 164 judges acknowledged having themselves cited false precedents, while 57.6 percent said lawyers for parties had cited false precedents or other AI-generated inaccurate information.

Nearly 92 percent said institutional measures are urgently needed, including fines, mandatory verification, and discipline.

The law books are now haunted: the precedent looks solid, cites beautifully, and vanishes the moment a judge reaches for it.

READ THE FULL REPORT — Nation Press ↗

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