Is it legal for the presiding judge to communicate with the lawyer before the trial?

Even communication between lawyers and judges is a normal phenomenon. However, the following behaviors cannot exist between judges and lawyers. According to Article 30 of the "Judges Law", judges shall not engage in the following behaviors:

(1) Spread remarks that are detrimental to the reputation of the country, join illegal organizations, and participate in rallies, marches, and demonstrations aimed at opposing the country and other activities, participating in strikes;

(2) Corruption and bribery;

(3) Corruption;

(3) Bend the law for personal gain;

(4) Extorting confessions through torture;

(5) Concealing evidence or fabricating evidence;

(6) Leaking state secrets or trial secrets;

(7) Abuse of power and infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons or other organizations;

(8) Neglect of duty, resulting in a wrong case or serious losses to the parties involved;

(9) Deliberately delaying the handling of a case and delaying work;

(10) Taking advantage of one’s authority to seek personal gain for himself or others;

(11) Engaging in for-profit business activities;

(12) Meeting with the parties and their agents in private, accepting treats and gifts from the parties and their agents;

(13) Other violations of laws and disciplines.

According to Article 49 of the Lawyers Law, if a lawyer commits any of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the city or municipality directly under the Central Government shall impose a penalty of suspension of practice for not less than six months but not more than one year. A fine of not more than 50,000 yuan shall also be imposed; if there are any illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated; if the circumstances are serious, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke his lawyer's practicing certificate; if a crime is constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law:

(1) Meeting with judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff in violation of regulations, or using other improper means to influence the handling of cases in accordance with the law;

(2) Reporting to judges, prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant personnel Prosecutors, arbitrators and other relevant staff offer bribes, introduce bribes, or instigate and induce relevant personnel to pay bribes;

(3) Providing false materials to judicial administrative departments or engaging in other acts of fraud;

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(4) Deliberately providing false evidence or threatening or inducing others to provide false evidence to prevent the other party from lawfully obtaining evidence;

(5) Accepting property or other benefits from the other party, and engaging with the other party or A third party maliciously colludes to infringe the rights and interests of a party;

(6) Accepts property or other benefits from the other party, and maliciously colludes with the other party or a third party to infringe the rights and interests of the client;

(6) Disturbing the order of the court or arbitration tribunal, interfering with the normal conduct of litigation and arbitration activities;

(7) Inciting and instigating the parties to take actions that disrupt public security, endanger public security, etc. Solving disputes by illegal means;

(8) Making remarks that endanger national security, maliciously slandering others, and seriously disrupting the order of the arbitral tribunal;

(9) Leaking state secrets.

If a lawyer is subject to criminal punishment for intentional crimes, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke his lawyer's practicing certificate.