President of the Supreme People's Court

President of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国最高人民法院院长
Emblem of the Supreme People's Court
Incumbent
Zhang Jun
since 11 March 2023
Supreme People's Court
StatusSub-national leader level official
Member ofSupreme People's Court
Reports toNational People's Congress and its Standing Committee
SeatBeijing
NominatorPresidium of the National People's Congress
AppointerNational People's Congress
Term lengthFive years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrumentConstitution of the People's Republic of China
Formation1 October 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-01)
First holderShen Junru
DeputyVice President of the Supreme People's Court
Websitewww.court.gov.cn/jgsz/zgrmfyld/

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.