Judiciary and Supervision In office
Lu Wenzhao
President of the Supreme People's Court of Hulian · March 2019 – March 2029
Lu Wenzhao is the President of the Supreme People's Court of Hulian. Born in Beijing, he served from 1982 as a clerk, judge and division chief in the Beijing municipal and higher courts, transferring to the Supreme People's Court in 1998 where he headed the First Civil Division and later served as Vice-President with responsibility for judicial supervision. He was elected President of the Supreme People's Court by the Hulian People’s Assembly in March 2019 and has promoted public access to judgments and a system for retrieving similar cases.
Career
| Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1982–1990 | Clerk, Assistant Judge | Beijing Intermediate People’s Court |
| 1990–1998 | Judge, Deputy Division Chief | Beijing Higher People’s Court |
| 1998–2006 | Division Chief | Supreme People's Court, First Civil Division |
| 2006–2019 | Vice-President (judicial supervision) | Supreme People's Court |
| 2019– | President | Supreme People's Court |
Responsibilities
- Directs adjudication and enforcement in people’s courts at all levels
- Chairs meetings of the Supreme People's Court Judicial Committee
- Reports on the work of the courts to the Hulian People’s Assembly
- Advances public access to judgments and consistency in adjudicative standards
- Oversees judicial staffing and judicial inspection
In their words
The same law applied to the same facts should reach the same conclusion whichever provincial-level division hears the case.
Lu Wenzhao · President of the Supreme People's Court of Hulian