What is Xiao Yang (judge)?
'''Xiao Yang''' ({{Zh|s=肖扬}}; August 1938 – 19 April 2019) was a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] [[judge]] and [[politician]]. He served as [[Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China|Minister of Justice]] from 1993 to 1998. He then served as [[President]] of the [[Supreme People's Court]] from 1998 to 2008. One of his changes included the Supreme Court's right of final review for [[capital punishment]] cases. This saw the number of [[execution]]s drop in China after 2006. Xiao was born in [[Heyuan]], [[Guangdong]]. He died of an illness on 19 April 2019 in [[Beijing]]. He was 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caixinglobal.com/2019-04-20/xiao-yang-chinas-former-supreme-court-president-dies-at-81-101406490.html|title=Xiao Yang, China’s Former Supreme Court President, Dies at 81|author1=Cui, Xiankang|author2=Jia, Denise|date=20 April 2019|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Xiao, Yang}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Chinese communist politicians]] [[Category:Judges]] [[Category:Politicians from Guangdong]] {{Bio-stub}}