Couples in field of law face choice over jobs

Workplace shuffle follows new rule designed to protect court impartiality

Prosecutors and judges whose spouses are lawyers, judicial auditors or judicial auctioneers have to choose whether they or their spouse will leave their positions, under a new rule implemented this year in Shanghai.

Prosecuting agencies and courts in the municipality took the lead putting forward the rule, aiming at eliminating conflicts of interest and elevating judicial credibility, said a top official at Shanghai's top prosecuting agency.