The China Association of Judges and China Women Judges Association hold their 7th congress at National Judges College, on July 25. [Photo/court.gov.cn]

Zhang Jun, president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), was elected as president of the China Association of Judges, while Yang Linping, vice-president of the SPC, was elected as president of the China Women Judges Association.

The new leadership was elected at the 7th congress of the two associations, which was held at the National Judges College on July 25. 

The meeting was chaired by Li Chenglin, a member of the Leading Party Members Group and head of the Political Department of the SPC, who gave explanation remarks on the amendments to the regulations of the two associations and the candidates for their council members. 

The congress reviewed and adopted the work reports, financial reports, and draft amendments to the regulations delivered by the 6th councils of the two associations, and elected council members, executive council members, presidents, vice-presidents, and secretary-generals to their 7th councils. 

Zhang Jun, secretary of the Leading Party Members Group and president of the Supreme People’s Court, is elected as president of the China Association of Judges. [Photo/court.gov.cn]

Addressing the meeting, Zhang hailed the significant role of the two associations in promoting the overall work of the Party and the country, as well as the entire judicial system. He highlighted the importance of their work in advancing Party building within the judicial system, serving judicial adjudication, implementing judicial reform initiatives, enhancing the quality and capabilities of judges, and expanding judicial exchanges and cooperation.

Noting that the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China made a series of significant arrangements for further comprehensively deepening reform and advancing Chinese modernization, Zhang said this brought new opportunities and challenges for the people’s courts in carrying out judicial adjudication and judicial reform, as well as new requirements for the two associations.

Zhang urged the two associations to mobilize judges to actively engage in judicial adjudication and intensify research on major theoretical and practical issues in order to contribute to the building of a fair, efficient and authoritative socialist judicial system.

Yang Linping, a member of the Leading Party Members Group and vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court, is elected as president of China Women Judges Association. [Photo/court.gov.cn]

Yang expressed her commitment to supporting and guiding female judges in fulfilling their duties and playing their due part in judicial work. 

She emphasized the important role of the Women Judges Association in serving female judges, safeguarding their legitimate rights and interests, and promoting their comprehensive development. 

Yang also highlighted the need to facilitate exchanges and cooperation and create platforms to showcase the achievements of female judges.

The Congress reviews and adopts the work reports, financial reports, and draft amendments to the regulations delivered by the 6th councils of the two associations, and elects council members, executive council members, presidents, vice presidents, and secretary-generals to their 7th councils. [Photo/court.gov.cn]