Top court vows to raise judges' pay

China's top court said it will increase the incomes of judges and provide better job protection as part of an ongoing judicial reform.

Better conditions for judges, especially at the grassroots level, is a significant part of China's judicial reform, which began in November, Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People's Court, said on Tuesday.

About 23,000 judges work in courts at the district, county and village level in China, making up roughly 10 percent of the country's judiciary. From 2006 to 2013, these judges settled almost 20 million disputes, according to the top court.