Albert Kim

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**Judge Albert Kim** is a fictional character in the ABC daytime drama *General Hospital*.

He was portrayed by Kurt Yue on June 22 to 23, 2023 replacing Anita Finlay as Judge Naomi Carson and Alan Brooks as J.B. Brown before being replaced by Cyrus Hobbi as Yuri Tamashevich via second chance, Jeff Kober as Cyrus Renault, and Matthew Kimbrough as Judge Ron Jarrett. He returned from October 19 to 20, 2023 being portrayed by Ryan Moriarty after Edward Sinclair portrayed by an unknown actor released Cyrus Renault from prison switching places back with Yuri and replacing Darin Toonder as Damon Montague after Dr. Montague's arrest before being replaced back by Cyrus and Yuri.

## Storylines

In June 2023, attorney Zeke Robinson tells his client Drew Cain at the courthouse that the Feds accepted the deal for Drew to take the fall for Carly's insider trading crimes after the death and will reading of Victor Cassadine. They just need Judge Kim to approve the deal and Drew will get six months in minimum security prison. Carly won’t have to go to prison at all as the SEC is satisfied with the deal because Judge Kim is friends with J.B. Brown in and out of the courtroom.

Drew pleads guilty to Judge Kim who has reviewed the case and says that he thinks Drew and Carly colluded to raise the price of shares. After the judge says Drew should pay the maximum penalty, Zeke claims that twenty years is too harsh of a sentence and he reminds the judge that since the merger never happened Drew didn’t make any financial gains. Zeke argues that Drew was just trying to help his family but the judge feels that six months is too lenient and he sentences Drew to three years.

Carly yells at Judge Kim that the deal was for six months but he tells her that he makes the final decision and Drew is going to Pentonville. Zeke attempts to argue that Drew isn’t a criminal and has actually done a lot of good for the community. Judge Kim says there isn’t a separate set of laws for the privileged and no one is above the law. He demands for Drew to be taken into custody right away. Zeke asks for time to get Drew’s things in order and the judge agrees with seven days before Drew must turn himself in. After the trial, Zeke tells Carly and Drew that he will set up a meeting with Judge Kim to try and fix things.

After the trial ended; Judge Kim instantly became friends with Yuri Tamashevich after it was revealed that Yuri made a deal with the SEC and ICE to make him come back to Port Charles giving Yuri a second chance and make Yuri become the Head of Security at ELQ and a father to Danny Morgan as Ivan, Scout Cain as Lidziya, and Jake Spencer as Piatro. Revealing that Judge Kim is being somewhat like former Judge Naomi Carson, returning the favor to her while Drew meets Cyrus Renault for the first time in person.

On October 13; his friend and co-worker Edward Sinclair decided Cyrus Renault can go free by the parole board and keep Drew Cain in prison in Cyrus' place with Johnny Zacchara being Drew's cellmate due to Warden Ellen Garten and Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt testifying for him, and Scott Baldwin representing him. After Cyrus was released from prison, Albert instantly becomes friends with Cyrus after he was given a second chance before Judge Kim's return nearly a week later on October 19 after Damon Montague's arrest.

On October 24, he switched places with Yuri again.

## Relationships

* Friends

* Asher Alexander
* J.B. Brown - Albert's friend in and out of the courtroom before and after the death and will reading of his client Victor Cassadine
* Naomi Carson - Albert's friend after she stepped down as judge and his female counterpart
* Ron Jarrett - Albert's friend and co-worker
* Cyrus Renault - Albert's new friend via Edward Sinclair and released from prison by the parole board for a second chance
* Edward Sinclair - Albert's friend and co-worker
* Yuri Tamashevich - Albert's new friend via second chance