He was nominated by the National Assembly on December 26, 2024, upon the recommendation of the People Power Party and officially appointed to the court by acting president Choi Sang-mok on January 1, 2025.

[2] From 2004 to 2005, he was promoted to the position of chief judge for the Jeju District Court [ko].

[2] He also served as acting chief judge for the Seoul Administrative Court [ko] in 2015.

[7] The National Assembly held a hearing on Cho's nomination on December 24 that was boycotted by the People Power Party.

[8] On December 26, the National Assembly voted to approve all three nominations to the Constitutional Court including Cho, Chung Kyesun, and Ma Eun-hyeok.