Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Service Law.
Article 3 This Law shall apply to the obligations, rights and management of civil servants. Where there are other provisions in the law on the emergence, appointment, removal and supervision of leading members of civil servants, as well as the obligations, rights and management of supervisors, judges and prosecutors, those provisions shall prevail.
Judge Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Article 1 This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to comprehensively promote the construction of a contingent of high-quality judges, strengthen the management and supervision of judges, safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, ensure that the people's courts independently exercise judicial power according to law, ensure that judges perform their duties according to law, and ensure judicial justice.
Article 2 Judges are judges who exercise state judicial power according to law, including presidents, vice presidents, members of judicial committees, presidents, vice presidents and judges of special people's courts such as the Supreme People's Court, local people's courts at various levels and military courts.