马锡五(1899—1962),陕西保安县(今志丹县)人。1935年12月加入中国共产党,1942年10月任陕甘宁边区政府陇东专署专员,1943年3月兼任边区高等法院陇东分庭庭长,开始从事司法工作,后又被选为边区高等法院院长。新中国成立后,历任最高人民法院西北分院院长、最高人民法院副院长。抗日战争时期,马锡五经常携案卷下乡,深入群众,调查研究,巡回审理,就地办案。马锡五积极贯彻群众路线,实行审判与调解相结 Ma Xiwu (1899-1962), Shaanxi County (now Zhidan) people. He joined the Communist Party of China in December 1935 and became the Commissioner of Longdong Sub-government of the Shensi-Kansu-Ningsia Border Region Government in October 1942. In March 1943, he also served as the president of the Longdong Branch of the High Court of the Border Region, started his judicial work before being elected as an advanced border district President of the Court. After the founding of New China, he served successively as the director of the Northwest Branch of the Supreme People’s Court and the vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, Ma Xiwu often brought his case to the countryside, went deep into the masses, investigated and researched, conducted court hearings and handled cases on the spot. Ma Xiwu actively implemented the mass line and implemented a combination of trial and mediation