| 2008— | President, Supreme People's Court | |
| 2007— | Member, 17th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 2002—2007 | Member, 16th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1998—2008 | Secretary-General, CPC, Central Committee, Political Science and Law Committee | |
| 1997—2001 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection | |
| 1993—1998 | Deputy Secretary-General, CPC, Central Committee, Political Science and Law Committee | |
| 1992—1992 | Student, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School | |
| 1985—1992 | Head, Public Security Department Anhui Province | |
| 1985—1993 | Secretary, CPC, Provincial Committee, Political Science and Law Committee Anhui Province | |
| 1985—1985 | Student, CPC, Central Committee, Central Party School |
| 03/11/12 | China's chief justice delivers report on work of Supreme People's Court |
| 12/22/11 | China's chief justice urges boosting public confidence in justice system |
| 10/25/11 | Almost 100 Chinese judicial officials died from being overworked: chief justice |
| 06/13/11 | Chinese chief justice calls for enhanced judicial cooperation |
| 04/18/11 | Vietnamese president meets China's chief justice |