The adjudicatory committee has played a positive role in the judicial process in the past. However, with the passage of time, its shortcomings become more and more apparent.10 The trial of cases by adjudicatory committee has violated the principle of open trial, damaged the effectiveness of the withdrawal system, and resulted in the low efficiency of the administration of justice. More importantly, it has led to a vicious cycle between stricter control over judges and lower quality of judges similar to the vicious cycle mentioned above: the low quality of the judges leads to stricter control by the adjudicatory committee over the results of the trial, which leads to the weakening of the power of judges, a sense of loss among judges and contempt toward judges shown by the parties and their lawyers, which lead to further self-abandonment and self-degradation on the part of the judges, which in turn leads to justification for even stricter control over judges.
　
　
　
　The same is true for the system of approval of judgements by the president of the court or by the headpresident of the adjudication division. Also in need ofreform is the complicated system of rank for judges provided for by the Judges Law. This system, which divides judges into 12 grades, has increased the hierarchical differences among judges and is not conducive to the cultivation of the sense of independence in judges. An atmosphere of pursuing fair administration of justice should be cultivated among the judges and a mechanism of combining responsibility with honor should be established so as to arouse judges’ passion and wisdom in the pursuite of justice, thereby turning the vicious cycle into a benign one.
　
　
　
　Conclusion
　
　
　If we look at the current judicial reform in China within a greater historical context, we will see that it is a huge undertaking that will ultimately push this ancient country out of the absurd historical cycle of peace and chaos. It is unrealistic to expect such a huge reform to be accomplished overnight and it is quite normal for China to encounter some confusions and difficulties in the process of reform and for the promoters of the reform to have some disagreements among themselves. The key issue is that, at a time when profound changes are taking place in the social, economic and political systems, the judiciaryl circles should make a correct assessment of the situation, adopt rational reform measures so that the court may, in the process of regulating social relations, rationally restrict the power of the government, make fair judgement on disputes, effectively protect human rights, and gradually increase people’s trust and reliance on judicial power. This is a great challenge as well as a great opportunity faced by lawyers in China.

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