President of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China | |
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中华人民共和国最高人民法院院长 | |
since 11 March 2023 | |
Supreme People's Court | |
Status | Sub-national leader level official |
Member of | Supreme People's Court |
Reports to | National People's Congress and its Standing Committee |
Seat | Beijing |
Nominator | Presidium of the National People's Congress |
Appointer | National People's Congress |
Term length | Five years, renewable once consecutively |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the People's Republic of China |
Formation | 1 October 1949 |
First holder | Shen Junru |
Deputy | Vice President of the Supreme People's Court |
Website | www |
The president of the Supreme People's Court is the head of the Supreme People's Court and is the highest-ranking official in the Chinese judiciary.
Under the current constitution, the president of the SPC is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the National People's Congress (NPC), the legislature. The president also serves ex officio as the chief justice of the People's Republic of China. The incumbent president of the Supreme People's Court is Zhang Jun, who took office on 11 March 2023.