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Song attended Seoul National University Law School, graduating with an Bachelor of Laws in 1963. He attended Tulane University Law School as a Fulbright Fellow, then obtained a Diploma in Comparative Legal Studies from the University of Cambridge and a Juris Scientiae Doctor
From Cornell Law School. He has lectured Melbourne Law School, Harvard Law School, New York University and Seoul National University Law School. In February 2003 he was elected to the first ever bench of Interstate Commerce Commission judges, for a three-year term.
He took office on 11 March 2003 and was assigned to the Appeals Division.
He was re-elected to the court in 2006, for a term of nine years. On 11 March 2009, he was elected President of the court.
He has been awarded Cornell University"s Distinguished Alumni Medal, the Korean Federal Bar Association"s Legal Culture Award, and the National Decoration of Moran Order from the Korean Government.
International Criminal Court.
