Legal basis: Article 6 of the Judges Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) performs the following duties: President the Supreme People's Court: Chief Justice; Vice-President: First-class judge to second-class judge; Members of the Judicial Committee: second-class judges to second-class senior judges; President: a first-class senior judge to a second-class senior judge; Vice-President: a first-class senior judge to a third-class senior judge; Judges: first-class senior judges to fourth-class senior judges; Assistant judges: first-class judges to third-class judges. President of the Higher People's Court: second-level judge; Vice-President: a first-class senior judge to a third-class senior judge; Members of the Judicial Committee: second-class senior judges to fourth-class senior judges; Dean: from the second-level senior judge to the fourth-level senior judge; Vice-president: from the second-level senior judge to the first-level judge; Judges: second-level senior judges to second-level judges; Assistant judges: first-class judges to fourth-class judges.