[2][3][4] She grew up with two younger siblings, a sister and a brother, and graduated from Chungju Girls' High School [ko].

[3] Chung began her judicial career as a trainee judge for the Seoul District Court [ko] in 1998.

[2] She was then promoted to chief judge for the Ulsan District Court [ko] in 2013 and served as a professor for the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2015.

[2] During her time at the Seoul Central District Court in 2018, she was appointed the first female judge to specialize in corruption and bribery cases.

[7] On December 23, the National Assembly held a confirmation hearing for Chung that was boycotted by the People Power Party.