Building a "Heart to Heart Bridge" of Judicial Public Opinion
2023-11-15
Strict selection ensures standardization. At 9:00 am on October 16th, people's juror Shi Lei arrived at the Third Trial Division of the People's Court of Xianghe County, Hebei Province in advance to prepare for the upcoming trial of a compensation case. This is the 21st case trial he has participated in this year. I am just an ordinary citizen, fortunate enough to participate in the trial of cases, feel judicial democracy, feel honored, and extremely proud, "said Shi Lei excitedly. The reform of the people's jury system in Xianghe Court has always been at the forefront of the national court system. In December 2013, it was designated by the Supreme People's Court as one of the 19 pilot courts for the reform of the national court jury system. In April 2015, the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress authorized 50 courts in 10 provinces (districts, cities) to conduct a two-year trial of jury work, with Xianghe Court among them. The Xianghe Court has included the work of people's assessors as an important task on its agenda, and has formed a leading group for the selection of people's assessors in conjunction with the Judicial Bureau and the Public Security Bureau. The selection work plan has been introduced, paying attention to attracting personnel from different industries, professions, ages, and other sectors of society, and highlighting the "random+special selection". Set up columns on county television stations and official websites to publish election announcements, adhere to the principle of broad election, and ensure the participation of the whole people. In the specific selection process, a special talent information database will be established, with a focus on selecting 41 professionals with deep social experience, sufficient work experience, and good comprehensive qualities from industries such as healthcare, women's federations, and education to serve as people's assessors. Among them, 132 were randomly selected, 33 were recommended by the organization and applied for by individuals, and finally submitted by the president to the standing committee of the county people's congress for appointment, highlighting the broad and mass nature of the people's assessors. Since 2021, 165 people's jurors from the Xianghe Court have participated in the trial and mediation of over 2300 cases, with over 2500 people's jurors. The participation rate of people's jurors in ordinary procedure cases has reached 95%, and there has been no petition, no intensification of contradictions, and no wrong case. Strengthening the guarantee and consolidating the foundation is to highlight scientific management and ensure standardized participation in trials. The Xianghe Court has determined that the Political Department is responsible for the management of people's jurors, establishing an information database of basic information and professional expertise of people's jurors, exploring a convenient and efficient mechanism for random case selection, increasing the transparency of random selection, and continuously improving the convenience of random selection. The Xianghe Court strengthens the incentive mechanism, establishes performance records for each people's assessor, quantifies the participation and judgment results of the people's assessors, and serves as an important basis for selecting the best at the end of the year. Every year, 10 excellent people's assessors are selected and commended. Uniformly create a plaque called "People's Juror's Home" and hang it at the doorstep of the people's juror's home to publicly showcase the identity of the people's juror to stimulate the work enthusiasm and professional respect of the people's jurors. Strengthen the funding guarantee mechanism, include the funds for people's jurors in the county financial budget, with dedicated funds and a minimum subsidy of 100 yuan for missed meals and transportation expenses for each trial case, and 200 yuan for each criminal case. The annual cumulative subsidy fund is nearly 180000 yuan, allowing people's jurors to perform their duties with peace of mind. In order to avoid the obstacle of "no time" for people's jurors to participate in the trial, the Xianghe Court, based on the principle of "accompanying the people
Edit:Ying Ying Responsible editor:Shen Chen
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