Recently, the First and the Second International Commercial Court of the Supreme People's Court (collectively as "the China International Commercial Court" or "the CICC") were inauguarted respectively in Shenzhen and Xi'an. Eight judges of the CICC were appointed as follows:

Judge Zhang Yongjian is a Senior Judge of the First Rank and has been designated as a National Adjudication Expert. From April 2000, he has been a judge of the SPC. From November 2012, he held the positions of Chief Judge of the First Civil Division, Chief Judge of the Second Civil Division, Member of the Adjudication Committee and Chief Judge of the Fourth Civil Division in the SPC. In April 2017, he was appointed as the Vice President of the First Circuit Court of the SPC.

Judge Zhang majored in Civil and Commercial law at Renmin University of China. He obtained a Doctor degree of Law.

Judge Wang Chuang is a Senior Judge of the First Rank.  In June 2012, Judge Wang was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Third Civil Division.

Judge Wang served on the SPC since September 1998, beginning in the the Economic Division, then moved to the Second Civil Division and the Third Civil Division of the SPC. In August 2007, he was appointed as a judge.

Judge Wang majored in civil and commercial law at the Chinese Academy of Social Sociences. He obtained a Doctor Degree of Law. Judge Wang also spent time at Duke University, USA, to pursue his legal studies. 

Judge Gao Xiaoli is a Senior Judge of the Second Rank. In September 2017, Judge Gao was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Fourth Civil Division.

Judge Gao has worked at the SPC since July 1994, starting in the Economic Division, and subsequently the Fourth Civil Division and the First Circuit Court. She was appointed as a judge in June 2011 and in January 2015 she became a Presiding Judge of the First Circuit Court of the SPC.

Judge Gao majored in International Law at the University of International Business and Economics. She obtained a Doctor Degree of Law. She studied at the University of Montreal, Canada, from September 1999 to July 2000.

Judge Xi Xiangyang is a Senior Judge of the Second Rank. He was appointed as a judge of SPC in 2006 and worked at the Fourth Civil Division before he became a Presiding Judge of the First Circuit Court of the SPC in December 2016.

He started his judicial career in July 1992 and was appointed as a judge of Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court in 1994.

Judge Xi majored in Civil and Commercial law at Renmin University of China. He obtained a Master degree of Law. From September 2001 to September 2002, he studied at the University of London, UK.

Judge Sun Xiangzhuang is a Senior Judge of the Second Rank and has been designated as a National Adjudication Expert. He previously served at the Jiangsu High People’s Court. Judge Sun started working at the Trial Supervision Division of the SPC in November 2007. He was appointed as a judge in June 2011 and a Presiding Judge of the First Circuit Court of the SPC in January 2015.

Judge Sun majored in Jurisprudence at Nanjing Normal University. He obtained a Doctor Degree of Law. From September 2001 to September 2002 ,he studied at University of Warwick, UK. He also studied at Duke University, USA.

Judge Shen Hongyu is a Senior Judge of the Third Rank. She started her career in August 1995 in the Bureau of Justice of Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, before transferring to the Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong Province. Since December 2011, she worked at the Fourth Civil Division of the SPC. She was appointed as a judge of the SPC in August 2015.

Judge Shen majored in Civil and Commercial law at Renmin University of China. She obtained a Doctor Degree of Law. She studied at the University of Hong Kong from September 2002 to August 2003.

Judge Zhu Li is a Senior Judge of the Third Rank. He served as a judge in the Third Civil Division since August 2015. Judge Zhu previously worked at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology before serving at the Third Civil Division of the SPC.

Judge Zhu majored in civil and commercial law at Peking University. He obtained a Doctor Degree of Law. From July 2016 to July 2017, he studied at George Mason University, USA.

Judge Du Jun is a Senior Judge of the Third Rank. He started his career at the SPC in July 2007 in the Second Civil Division. He was appointed as a judge of the SPC in June 2017.

He majored in Civil and Commercial law at Tsinghua University. He obtained a Doctor Degree of Law. From February to April 2017, he was an exchange visitor at Oxford University, UK.

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*The original text is Chinese and has been translated into English for reference only. If there is any inconsistency or ambiguity between the Chinese version and the English version, the Chinese version shall prevail.