(1) The grades of first-class judges, second-class judges, first-class senior judges, second-class senior judges and other judges in the Supreme People's Court shall be approved by President the Supreme People's Court.
(2) The grades of the third-level senior judges, fourth-level senior judges, first-level judges, second-level judges and other judges of the higher people's courts under the jurisdiction of the higher people's courts shall be approved by the president of the higher people's courts.
(3) The grades of third-class judges, fourth-class judges and fifth-class judges in the intermediate people's courts and the courts under their jurisdiction shall be approved by the president of the intermediate people's court.
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Promotion of judges' titles:
(1) Judges below the second-level judge are promoted within the post establishment level: from the fifth-level judge to the third-level judge, each promotion level is three years; Judges from Grade III to Grade I are promoted for four years at a time. After the promotion expires, you can only be promoted after passing the examination.
(two) the promotion of judges at or above the first level shall be elected.
(three) to be promoted to a senior judge, you must go through special training before you can be promoted.
(4) If a judge is downgraded to a new post because of his post promotion, he shall be promoted to the lowest level of the new post establishment.
Baidu Encyclopedia-China Judge Ranking