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icy Watch: The Circuit Courts of the Supreme People’s Court
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The Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Major 1. The locations and jurisdiction of the circuit courts
Issues Pertaining to Comprehensively Promoting the Rule are as follows:
of Law adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th
CPC Central Committee on 23rd February 2014 clearly the First Circuit Court was set up in Shenzhen,
states: “The Supreme People’s Court shall set up circuit Guangdong Province and its circuit areas are Guangdong,
courts to try major administrative and civil and commercial Guangxi, Hainan and Hunan Provinces;
cases across administrative regions.”
the Second Circuit Court was set up in Shenyang,
The Central Comprehensively Deepening Reform Liaoning Province and its circuit areas are Liaoning, Jilin
Leading Group reviewed and adopted the Pilot Program of and Heilongjiang Provinces;
the Supreme People’s Court for Establishing Circuit Courts
on December 2nd 2014 and proposed setting up the First the Third Circuit Court was set up in Nanjing, Jiangsu
Circuit Court and the Second Circuit Court of the Supreme Province and its circuit areas are Jiangsu, Shanghai,
People’s Court in Shenzhen and Shenyang. Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces;
The Trial Committee of the Supreme People’s Court the Fourth Circuit Court was set up in Zhengzhou,
adopted Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Henan Province and its circuit areas are Henan, Shanxi,
Several Issues concerning the Trial of Cases by the Circuit Hubei and Anhui Provinces;
Courts (hereinafter referred to as the “Provisions”) on
January 5th 2015, which specified the locations, the circuit the Fifth Circuit Court was set up in Chongqing and its
areas, the nature of the body, the scope of cases to be circuit areas are Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and
accepted and heard, the procedures of submissions by the Tibet Provinces;
parties to the circuit courts, etc.
the Sixth Circuit Court was set up in Xi’an, Shaanxi
The First Circuit Court was founded in Shenzhen on Province and its circuit areas are Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai,
28th January 2015. Ningxia and Xinjiang Provinces.
The Second Circuit Court was founded in Shenyang on The Supreme People’s Court directly accepts and hears
31st January 2015. relevant cases from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong and
Inner Mongolia.
The 29th Meeting of the Central Comprehensively
Deepening Reform Leading Group dated November 1st It is possible that additional circuit courts will be
2016 agreed with the Supreme People’s Court to set up established and the circuit areas or scope of cases to be
additional circuit courts in Chongqing, Xi’an, Nanjing and accepted and heard may be amended according to the
Zhengzhou based on the establishment of the First and needs of future trial work.
Second circuit courts in Shenzhen and Shenyang.
2. The scope of cases to be accepted and heard by
The Third and the Fourth circuit courts were founded the circuit courts
in Nanjing and Zhengzhou respectively on December
28th 2016. The circuit courts shall try or handle the following cases
that are within the jurisdiction of the Supreme People’s
The Fifth and the Sixth circuit courts were founded in Court, within its circuit areas:
Chongqing and Xi’an respectively on December 29th 2016.
(1) nationwide major and complicated administrative
6 cases of the first instance;
tThheeCPirrocuceitssCoouf rEtsstablishing Tohf teheJuCriirscduiicttCioonuratsnd Authority
The Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Major 1. The locations and jurisdiction of the circuit courts
Issues Pertaining to Comprehensively Promoting the Rule are as follows:
of Law adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th
CPC Central Committee on 23rd February 2014 clearly the First Circuit Court was set up in Shenzhen,
states: “The Supreme People’s Court shall set up circuit Guangdong Province and its circuit areas are Guangdong,
courts to try major administrative and civil and commercial Guangxi, Hainan and Hunan Provinces;
cases across administrative regions.”
the Second Circuit Court was set up in Shenyang,
The Central Comprehensively Deepening Reform Liaoning Province and its circuit areas are Liaoning, Jilin
Leading Group reviewed and adopted the Pilot Program of and Heilongjiang Provinces;
the Supreme People’s Court for Establishing Circuit Courts
on December 2nd 2014 and proposed setting up the First the Third Circuit Court was set up in Nanjing, Jiangsu
Circuit Court and the Second Circuit Court of the Supreme Province and its circuit areas are Jiangsu, Shanghai,
People’s Court in Shenzhen and Shenyang. Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces;
The Trial Committee of the Supreme People’s Court the Fourth Circuit Court was set up in Zhengzhou,
adopted Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Henan Province and its circuit areas are Henan, Shanxi,
Several Issues concerning the Trial of Cases by the Circuit Hubei and Anhui Provinces;
Courts (hereinafter referred to as the “Provisions”) on
January 5th 2015, which specified the locations, the circuit the Fifth Circuit Court was set up in Chongqing and its
areas, the nature of the body, the scope of cases to be circuit areas are Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and
accepted and heard, the procedures of submissions by the Tibet Provinces;
parties to the circuit courts, etc.
the Sixth Circuit Court was set up in Xi’an, Shaanxi
The First Circuit Court was founded in Shenzhen on Province and its circuit areas are Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai,
28th January 2015. Ningxia and Xinjiang Provinces.
The Second Circuit Court was founded in Shenyang on The Supreme People’s Court directly accepts and hears
31st January 2015. relevant cases from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong and
Inner Mongolia.
The 29th Meeting of the Central Comprehensively
Deepening Reform Leading Group dated November 1st It is possible that additional circuit courts will be
2016 agreed with the Supreme People’s Court to set up established and the circuit areas or scope of cases to be
additional circuit courts in Chongqing, Xi’an, Nanjing and accepted and heard may be amended according to the
Zhengzhou based on the establishment of the First and needs of future trial work.
Second circuit courts in Shenzhen and Shenyang.
2. The scope of cases to be accepted and heard by
The Third and the Fourth circuit courts were founded the circuit courts
in Nanjing and Zhengzhou respectively on December
28th 2016. The circuit courts shall try or handle the following cases
that are within the jurisdiction of the Supreme People’s
The Fifth and the Sixth circuit courts were founded in Court, within its circuit areas:
Chongqing and Xi’an respectively on December 29th 2016.
(1) nationwide major and complicated administrative
6 cases of the first instance;
