Shen Junru

Shen Junru
沈钧儒
Shen in 1963
1st Chief Justice and President of the Supreme People's Court
In office 1 October 1949 – 22 September 1954
Succeeded by	Dong Biwu
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office 15 September 1954 – 11 June 1963
Chairman	Liu Shaoqi Zhu De
Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office 21 September 1949 – 11 June 1963
Chairman	Mao Zedong Zhou Enlai
Chairman of the China Democratic League
In office 10 February 1955 – 11 June 1963
Preceded by	Zhang Lan
Succeeded by	Yang Mingxuan
Personal details
Born	2 January 1875 Suzhou, Jiangsu
Died	June 11, 1963(1963-06-11) (aged 88)
Political party	China Democratic League
Alma mater	Hosei University

Shen Junru (Chinese: 沈钧儒; pinyin: Shěn Jūnrú; Wade–Giles: Shen Chünju; January 2, 1875 – June 11, 1963) was a Chinese lawyer and politician who was the president of the Supreme People's Court of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China. He was also the chairman of the China Democratic League.