Deng Xiuming

Deng Xiuming (Chinese: 邓修明, born December 1964 in Pengxi, Sichuan) is a Chinese judge and politician currently serving as the Deputy Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Leadership Group and Executive Vice President (at ministerial level) of the Supreme People's Court of China. He also holds the ranks of Chief Justice and is a member of the Court's Adjudication Committee. He concurrently serves as deputy director of the Judges Disciplinary Committee, President of the Chinese Society for Trial Theory, and President of the Chinese Society of Judicial Studies.^[1]

Deng Xiuming
邓修明
Vice President of the Supreme People's Court
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2023
Preceded by	—
Personal details
Born	December 1964 (age 60) Pengxi, Sichuan, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Education	Doctor of Law
Alma mater	Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Sichuan University
Occupation	Judge, Politician
Military service
Rank	Chief Justice (一级大法官)

Biography

Deng began his career as a teacher in Chicheng High School in Pengxi County from 1981 to 1985. He studied English at Sichuan Institute of Education from 1985 to 1987, then completed his graduate studies in criminal law at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law in 1990. He subsequently worked at the Sichuan Provincial Higher People's Court as a clerk and assistant judge, later serving as a full judge.^[2]

From 1996 onward, he held various roles within the Sichuan Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, eventually rising to the position of deputy director of the Research Office and full Division-level Secretary. Between 2000 and 2009, Deng served in leadership positions in the criminal trial division and then as Vice President of the Sichuan Higher People's Court. During this period, he earned a doctorate in law from Sichuan University and completed several political and judicial training programs. In December 2011, he became Deputy Party Secretary and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Chengdu, the provincial capital. In 2016, he was transferred to Beijing and became Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the Central State Organs.^[3]

From 2016 to 2021, Deng served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and held leadership positions in the municipal discipline inspection and supervision organs. In 2021, he was appointed to Jiangsu Province as a member of the Standing Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, later being promoted to Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary.^[4][5]

In July 2023, Deng was transferred to the Supreme People's Court as Deputy Party Secretary, and two months later was appointed Executive Vice President with full responsibility for daily operations. Since 2024, he has also served as President of both the Chinese Society for Trial Theory and the Chinese Society of Judicial Studies.^[6]

Other roles

Deng is an alternate member of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and was a member of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He has served as a delegate to both the 19th and 20th National Congresses of the CCP and was a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress.^[7]