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rts must have an adequate knowledge of law. (This paragraph is added on September 2, 1983) Article 35 Presidents of local people39。s courts at various levels are elected by the local people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels, and their vicepresidents, chief judges and associate chief judges of divisions, and judges are appointed and removed by the standing mittees of the local people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels. Presidents of intermediate people39。s courts established in prefectures of provinces or in municipalities directly under the Central Government are elected by the people39。s congresses of the provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and their vicepresidents, chief judges and associate chief judges of divisions, and judges are appointed and removed by the standing mittees of the people39。s congresses of the provinces and municipalities directly under the Central Government. Presidents of local people39。s courts at various levels established in national autonomous areas are elected by local people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels in these areas, and their vicepresidents, chief judges and associate chief judges of divisions, and judges are appointed or removed by the standing mittees of local people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels in these areas. The President of the Supreme People39。s Court is elected by the National People39。s Congress, and its vicepresidents, chief judges and associate chief judges of divisions, and judges are appointed or removed by the Standing Committee of the National People39。s Congress. Article 36 The term of office of presidents of people39。s courts at all levels is the same as that of people39。s congresses at the corresponding levels. People39。s congresses at all levels have the power to remove from office the presidents of people39。s courts elected by them. If the standing mittee of a people39。s congress deems it necessary to replace the president of a local people39。s court at the corresponding level when the congress is not in session, it shall report the matter to the people39。s court at the next higher level for submission to the standing mittee of the people39。s congress at the next higher level for approval. Article 37 People39。s courts at all levels may, according to their needs, be staffed with assistant judges, who shall be appointed or removed by the people39。s courts themselves. (Revised on September 2, 1983) Assistant judges help the judges in their work. Upon the remendation of the president of the court and with the approval of the judicial mittee, an assistant judge may provisionally exercise the functions of a judge. Article 38 Citizens who have the right to vote and to stand for election and have reached the age of 23 are eligible to be elected people39。s assessors, but persons who have ever been deprived of political rights are excluded. During the period of the exercise of their functions in the people39。s courts, the people39。s assessors are members of the divisions of the courts in which they participate, and enjoy equal rights with the judges. Article 39 During the period of the exercise of their functions, the people39。s assessors continue to receive wages as usual from their regular place of employment。 people39。s assessors who are not wageearning are given reasonable allowances by the people39。s courts. Article 40 People39。s courts at all levels have clerks to keep records of the court proceedings and to take charge of other matters concerning the trials. Article 41 Local people39。s courts at various levels have marshals to carry out the execution of judgments and orders in civil cases and the execution, in criminal cases, of the parts of judgments and orders concerned with property. Local people39。s courts at various levels have forensic physicians. People39。s courts at all levels have a certain number of judicial policemen. Article 42 (Deleted on September 2, 1983) 8