President appoints new judges, deputy chief judges of supreme court

President Tran Dai Quang on June 21 handed over appointment decisions for new deputy chief judges and judges of the Supreme People’s Court.

Nguyen Van Tien (L) and Le Hong Quang

Under the decisions, Nguyen Tri Tue, a judge of the Supreme People’s Court, has been promoted to deputy chief judge of the court, while Le Hong Quang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Tien Giang province, has been approved to be a judge at the Supreme People’s Court and take the position of deputy chief judge of the court.

Nguyen Van Tien, deputy chief judge of the Hanoi People’s Court, will take office as a judge of the Supreme People’s Court.

The State President, who is also head of the Central Committee for Judicial Reform, congratulated the newly-accredited judges, while assigning them with new tasks.

He urged them to continue to improve their professional ethics and skills, while overcoming economic temptation and remaining immune against inducements in all circumstances.

(Source: NDO)