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.
During the Cultural Revolution, he worked as a policeman in Heping District of Shenyang, from January 1972 to March 1978.
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".