Shen was born in
Xiushui County,
Jiangxi in March 1954. After high school in 1975, he studied, then taught, at what is now
Jiangxi Normal University, where he majored in English. In September 1980, he was accepted to
China University of Political Science and Law. After graduating in 1983, Shen was assigned to
Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi province, as an official in the Provincial Commission of Politics and Law. In September 1988 he was transferred to Jiangxi Higher People's Court, where he was vice-president between 1993 and 1997. He became the deputy secretary of Jiangxi Provincial Discipline Inspection Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in February 1997, and served until October 1998. In October 1998, Shen was transferred to
Beijing and he was promoted to become vice-president of the
Supreme People's Court, the highest level of court in China. He was secretary of Shanghai Municipal Discipline Inspection Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2006, and held that office until April 2008. Then he was promoted again to become executive vice-president of the Supreme People's Court, a position at ministerial level. He became chairperson of the
Committee for Social and Legal Affairs (CPPCC) in March 2018, serving in the post until his formally resignation from office in June 2018. On June 22, 2018, he published a farewell article on the internet and teased himself as an old cadre.
Downfall On March 21, 2022, Shen has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the CCP's internal disciplinary body, and the
National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China. On September 7, he was expelled from the CCP. On September 28, he was arrested by the
Supreme People's Procuratorate for suspected bribe taking. On December 27, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On 11 May 2023, Shen stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Ningbo on charges of taking bribes over 64.56 million yuan. On August 4, he was eventually sentenced to a 15-year jail and fined 6 million yuan for taking bribes. ==References==