 | Jia Chunwang, China's chief prosecutor, makes a speech at the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |
 | Xiao Yang, chief justice of the Supreme People's Court, makes a speech at the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday, March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |
 | Chinese President Hu Jintao reads a document during the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |
 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao listens to a speech during the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |
 | Chinese leaders listen to a speech during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 11, 2006. China's National People's Congress is in the middle of its annual session, with reforms and revival of the countryside among the top issues to be discussed. click to open  |
 | Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, and President Hu Jintao, bottom right, applaud chief prosecutor Jia Chunwang's speech during the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday, March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |
 | Xiao Yang, chief justice of the Supreme People's Court, standing, is congratulated after his speech at the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |
 | A Chinese delegate reads a document during a session of National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 11, 2006. China's National People's Congress is in the middle of its annual session, with economic reforms and revival of the countryside among the top issues to be discussed. click to open  |
 | Attendants sit on a sofa before the start of the third plenary session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Saturday, March 11, 2006. China is facing a critical shortage of judges as its courts struggle to cope with growing numbers of official corruption cases, top court officials said Saturday. click to open  |