Xi Xiaoming (Chinese: 奚晓明; pinyin: Xī Xiǎomíng; born June 1954) is a disgraced Chinese judge, who served as Vice President of the Supreme People's Court, the top court and a fourth-ranked judge in China, between June 2004 and July 2015.[1][2] In July 2015, he was abruptly removed from office by the Communist Party's top disciplinary body, suspected of corruption.[3]
After graduation, he was assigned to the Supreme People's Court and over a period of 22 years worked his way up to the position of Vice-President.
On July 12, 2015, he was being investigated by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party for "serious violations of laws and regulations".[4] Xi was expelled from the Communist Party on September 29, 2015.[5]
On February 16, 2017, Xi was sentenced to life in prison for taking bribes worth 114 million yuan (~$16.72 million) by the Second Intermediate People's Court in Tianjin.[6]
PB Former member of the Politburo; PLA Also a military official; CDI Member of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection or affiliates ; S Committed suicide 1For details on the civil service ranks of officials, please see Civil Service of the People's Republic of China; 2Army generals listed have attained at least the rank of Major General, which usually enjoys the same administrative privileges as a civilian official of sub-provincial rank.