Citizen Judges Act (Act on Criminal Trials with the participation of Citizen Judge (Guomin Faguan)) Article 3

A case with the participation of citizen judges shall be heard by a Tribunal with citizen judges which shall be composed of three judges and six citizen judges. The division-chief judge shall serve as the presiding judge; if there is no such division-chief judge or the division-chief judge cannot serve as the presiding judge, the most senior judge shall serve as the presiding judge, and in case there are two judges whose seniority is the same, the elder judge shall serve as the presiding judge.Any national of the Republic of China shall have the rights and obligations to participate in a criminal trial as a citizen judge or an alternate citizen judge pursuant to this Act.The selection and appointment of citizen judges should avoid persons who show bias, discriminations, or other misconducts.