Back in the office, Chu Yuan became the envy of her dozen or so clerk colleagues.
Because in this group, very few judges will check the transcript with the court clerk after the trial, let alone stand up for the court clerk.
Being employed on a contract basis is, frankly speaking, only slightly better than being a temporary worker. Without a permanent position, they are always in a rather awkward position within this large organization.
Often, judicial assistants with official positions don't have close relationships with court clerks, let alone judges in the first tier!
"Yuanyuan, you're so lucky to have such a kind and compassionate boss."
"Yes, yes, unlike my boss, who just wears a judge's robe and sits there every time there's a court hearing, asks a few questions, and doesn't care about any of the work before or after the hearing. If he doesn't take good notes, he gets scolded when he gets back. It's really infuriating to compare people like that!"
"Sigh, you've got it all figured out. I had it worse. Last time, a client spoke too fast and had a regional accent, so I couldn't remember what they said. My boss told the client directly that it was the court clerk's problem, that the clerk's professional skills were lacking and needed improvement. I %\u0026￥%..."
If they hadn't told her, Chu Yuan would never have known that other people's "bosses" had this kind of style!
Since it's a government agency, everyone is quite careful with their words and rarely speaks ill of their superiors. If they really have to complain, they'll refer to them as "boss."
"Maybe my boss just got promoted and isn't used to putting on airs yet, hahaha..." Chu Yuan didn't want to become a public enemy, so she quickly laughed it off.
However, she was becoming more and more satisfied with Shen Xizhou.
A good man is truly irresistible!
Moreover, this was her second court appearance. Shen Xizhou, citing her short working time, personally taught her the work process. She mainly listened and learned, and did very little actual practice.
Chu Yuan wondered if he was so friendly to every secretary who worked with him.
Just as she was lost in thought, the landline rang. "Xiao Yuan, come to my office. We need to discuss a few cases."
The discussion he referred to, in professional terms, was a "deliberation."
Cases that go to court must be heard by a panel of at least three judges. If a case is more complex, the number of judges can be increased to five, seven or even more, as long as it is an odd number, with the majority rule being the guiding principle.
Shen Xizhou is the presiding judge and a judge. His caseload is half that of other judges in the same department, but the cases are relatively more complicated.
He is an expert in "construction project contract disputes". These cases usually involve more parties, such as the construction party, the contractor, and the subcontractor, etc., and the amount involved is large, making them quite troublesome to handle.
But this has little to do with Chu Yuan; she's just a ruthless recorder who writes down whatever others say.
Unexpectedly, there is another case in Shenxizhou today involving a "dispute over the distribution of compensation for the expropriation of contracted land".
During the discussion, one of the male judges almost got into an argument with the female judge.
The male judge said, "I don't think a woman who has married out of the country should have the right to land distribution, because she has married into her husband's family, and her husband has the right to land distribution locally. Husband and wife are one, so shouldn't she also have the right to her husband's family's land?"
The female judge said, "However, according to the law, as long as a married woman does not move her household registration and has not clearly obtained contracted land in her husband's family, she still enjoys the land contract management rights of her natal family under the law."
Apart from her parents-in-law, everyone else in the applicant's husband's family has urban household registration. Where do you think she can enjoy land contracting rights?
Now that her family's land has been expropriated, she received 8,000 yuan in land compensation, resettlement subsidies, and compensation for attachments and crops on the land. As the only married-out daughter, the applicant should have the same right to receive this money as her brothers on the household registration.
The original trial court erred in not supporting the applicant's claim simply because the applicant was already married, and divided the compensation into five parts, excluding the applicant's share.
The male judge said, "Isn't she already married? A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; how dare she come back to claim money from her parents' family?"
The female judge said, "Isn't your statement completely discriminatory against women? What's wrong with daughters? Aren't daughters children too? Besides, this isn't just my opinion; it's what the law says. What era are we living in? Are you still going to judge according to outdated thinking? It seems you and the judge in the original trial have more in common!"
"The total amount is less than 100,000 yuan. Even if she wants to divide it, it will only be a little over 10,000 yuan. Initiating a retrial for such a small amount of money is a waste of judicial resources!"
It's clear that the male judge consistently disagreed with the idea of the daughter inheriting her parents' property.
He also said, "It's like inheritance. If her father dies, and she is a married woman who spends money at her parents' home and earns money at her husband's home, without fulfilling any filial duties to her parents, does she still have the right to inherit her father's estate? On this point, I think our country's laws are a bit too lenient."
As Chu Yuan listened, her typing speed slowed down considerably...
She felt that the man was too chauvinistic and that his words made her uncomfortable.
The female judge was clearly displeased and snorted, "So what if it's over ten thousand? Isn't over ten thousand a lot of money?"
We are the Trial Supervision Division, and we have the responsibility to supervise cases at both the first and second instance levels. We will correct any mistakes. Is this a waste of judicial resources? What nonsense are you talking about!
As for your personal thoughts, I will not comment.
All I know is that the law grants sons and daughters the same inheritance rights. I also have sons and daughters, and I will absolutely not show favoritism towards one over the other in the future!
After writing down the female judge's words, Chu Yuan couldn't help but weakly raise her hand, "I... can I say a few words?"
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