What legal liability does a lawyer have to bear for bribing a judge? Lawyer practice discipline does not allow giving gifts to judges. A minor violation of discipline is a serious crime. Article 1 o

What legal liability does a lawyer have to bear for bribing a judge? Lawyer practice discipline does not allow giving gifts to judges. A minor violation of discipline is a serious crime. Article 1 of the "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Bribery Cases" stipulates that bribes to state functionaries for improper interests, the amount of which exceeds 10,000 yuan, shall be punished in accordance with Article 39 of the Criminal Law. Article 10 provides for criminal liability. In other words, if a lawyer pays a bribe of 10,000 yuan to a judge in order to seek improper benefits, he should be punished as a bribery crime.