China: Zhou Haiying, the son of celebrated Chinese writer Lu Xun (left), together with Shen Junru, first President of the Supreme People's Court of China in the People's Republic of China

China: Zhou Haiying, the son of celebrated Chinese writer Lu Xun (left), together with Shen Junru, first President of the Supreme People's Court of China in the People's Republic of China

Shen Junru (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Shen Junrú; Wade–Giles: Shen Chünju; (January 2, 1875-June 11, 1963) was a Chinese lawyer, political figure, and the first President of the Supreme People's Court of China in the People's Republic of China. Shen was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, with family ancestry in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province during the late Qing Dynasty. He received the Jinshi or 'presented scholar' degree, the highest under the imperial examination system. Shen completed a preparation course (???) at Hosei University, in Tokyo, Japan in 1905. Shen attended the first Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in 1949 and was appointed to be the first President of the Supreme People's Court from 1949 to 1954. Shen had also served as a member of the committee of the Central People's Government, and was vice-chairman of the CPPCC from 1949 to 1963.

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