Xiao Yang,/kloc-0 joined China in May, 1966, and served as Dean of the Supreme People's Court from 2003 to 2008. Member of the 15th and 16th CPC Central Committee. During the term of President the Supreme People's Court, Xiao Yang devoted himself to judicial reform; There have been many attempts by the grass-roots people's courts, such as the reform of mediation and reconciliation mechanism before litigation in Chaoyang District Court of Beijing, and the exploration of judicial assistance in Tianjin Court.

1, Introduction

Xiao Yang, former president of the Supreme People's Court, was born in August, 1938, from Heyuan, Guangdong. /kloc-0 joined China in may, 1966, and served as president of the Supreme People's Court from 2003 to 2008. Member of the 15th and 16th CPC Central Committee. During the term of President the Supreme People's Court, Xiao Yang devoted himself to judicial reform; There have been many attempts by the grass-roots people's courts, such as the reform of mediation and reconciliation mechanism before litigation in Chaoyang District Court of Beijing, and the exploration of judicial assistance in Tianjin Court. In the official media's evaluation of its judicial reform, the first breakthrough was that the Supreme People's Court revoked the right to review death sentences in 2007. ?

2. Main achievements

Xiao Yang 1999, the Supreme Court selects judges from senior lawyers and scholars;

From 200 1, newly appointed judges must pass the national judicial examination. Since then, China has bid farewell to the criteria for the appointment of judges based on political qualifications;

In 2002, Judge China took off his shoulder cap, put on his robe and used a mallet.

In July 2002, Xiao Yang put forward the proposition of "strengthening the professionalization of judges" for the first time, and determined "professionalization of judges" as the main task of the construction of judges.

During the period of 10, Xiao Yang sent a group of jurists to the Supreme Court, promoted 160 senior judges and selected 10 more judges.

3. Personal quotations

"Ignorant people can't be judges, incompetent people can't be judges, and immoral people can't be judges."

"Justice that is late is also unjust."

"Courts at all levels should resolutely and thoroughly eliminate the black sheep in the ranks of judges with the courage of' scraping the bones to cure poison' and the spirit of' a strong man with a broken arm'."