2016年3月,陕西省高级人民法院制定了《专业法官会议规则》(简称《规则》),试行专业法官会议制度,以实现全面深化司法改革,促进审判质效提升,统一裁判尺度。《规则》规定,合议庭认为所审理的重大、疑难、复杂、敏感案件需要专业法官会议提供咨询的,可以按程序提交专业法官会议研究讨论。院长、副院长、庭长在行使审判监督权时,对涉及群体性纠纷可能影响社会稳定、疑难复杂且在 In March 2016, the Higher People’s Court of Shaanxi Province formulated the Rules for the Conference of Professional Judges (the “Rules”) to conduct a trial system of professional judges so as to deepen judicial reform in an all-round way, enhance the quality of trials and unify the standards of adjudication. The Rules provide that if the collegial panel considers the major, difficult, complex and sensitive cases under consideration to be consulted by a meeting of professional judges, it may submit the proceedings to a meeting of professional judges for deliberation and discussion. When exercising the power of trial supervision, the dean, vice-president, and presiding judge may affect the stability of the society in connection with group disputes and are complex and complicated