Judge's grade and post setting The court grade is divided into the following four grades and twelve grades: (1) Chief Justice; (2) Chief Justice: Grade I and Grade II; (3) Senior judges: Grade I, II, III and IV; (4) Judges: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5. 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. President of the Intermediate People's Court: a first-class senior judge to a third-class senior judge; Vice-president: from the second-level senior judge to the fourth-level senior judge; Members of the Judicial Committee: from the third-level senior judge to the first-level judge; President: a third-class senior judge to a first-class judge; Vice-president: three-level senior judges to two-level judges; Judges: three-level senior judges to three-level judges; Assistant judges: second-level judges to fifth-level judges. President of the basic people's court: three-level senior judges to four-level senior judges; Vice-President: from the fourth-level senior judge to the first-level judge; Members of the Judicial Committee: four senior judges to two judges; Dean: senior judges from Grade 4 to Grade 2; Vice-President: senior judges from Grade 4 to Grade 3; Judges: four senior judges to four judges; Assistant judges: judges from Grade 3 to Grade 5.

Chapter IV Promotion of Judge Rank of Interim Provisions on Judge Rank in People's Republic of China (PRC)

Article 12 Judges below the second-level judge shall be promoted step by step within the range of post establishment grades in accordance with the following provisions: judges from the fifth level to the third level shall be promoted for three years at a time; Judges from Grade III to Grade I are promoted for four years at a time. Promotion expires and can only be promoted after passing the examination; Unqualified promotion should be postponed; Those who have both ability and political integrity, outstanding professional level and judicial performance can be promoted in advance. Promotion assessment is based on the annual assessment results.

Article 13 Judges at or above the first level shall be promoted through election. Selection and promotion measures shall be formulated separately.

Judges include five levels. The administrative rank of judges is usually equivalent to the administrative deputy of the government at the same level, that is, the president of the district court is equivalent to the deputy head of the district, the president of the municipal court is equivalent to the deputy mayor, the president of the provincial court is equivalent to the deputy governor, and the president of the Supreme Court is equivalent to the deputy prime minister. The administrative level of internal judges in courts at all levels shall be determined according to the establishment of the courts.

Legal basis:

Article 6 of the Judges Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) implements the following positions: 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.