Consisting of the president, vice presidents, presiding judges,
vice presiding judges and judges, the Trial Committee is the
leading body of the SPC with the following tasks: summing up
experiences in the work of trials, and discussing important or
difficult cases and other issues related to trials. Meetings of the
Trial Committee are presided over by the president of the SPC. The
president of the SPC is elected and removed by the National
People's Congress. The vice presidents, presiding judges, vice
presiding judges, and other members of the Trial Committee, and
judges are appointed and removed by the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress.
(China.org.cn May 20, 2003)