Chief Justice of the Russian Federation
Chief Justice of the Russian Federation | |
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![]() Emblem of the Supreme Court | |
![]() Incumbent since 17 April 2024Irina Podnosova | |
Supreme Court of Russia | |
Type | Chief justice |
Member of | Judiciary of Russia |
Seat | Moscow |
Appointer | President |
Term length | Six years, renewable |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Russia |
Formation | 1 January 1923; 101 years ago (1923-01-01) |
First holder | Pyotr Stuchka |
Website | SupCourt.Ru |
The Chief Justice of the Russian Federation, officially the President of the Supreme Court (Russian: Председатель Верховного суда Российской Федерации) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Russia and the highest-ranking officer of the Russian federal judiciary.[1]
The Constitution grants plenary power to the president of Russia to nominate, and with the advice and consent of the Russian Federation Council, appoint a chief justice, who serves until they resign, retire, are impeached and convicted, or die.
Current Chief Justice is Irina Podnosova.
List
Chiefs Justice of Soviet Russia
Chief Justice[2] | Took office | Left office | ||
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1 | ![]() | Pyotr Stuchka (1865–1932) | 1 January 1923 | 25 January 1932 |
2 | ![]() | Ivan Bulat (1896–1938) | 25 January 1932 | 17 September 1937 |
3 | ![]() | Yakov Dmitriyev (1892–1975) | 22 September 1937 | 17 October 1937 |
4 | ![]() | Andrey Solodilov[3] (1900–1948) | 27 October 1937 | September 1938 |
5 | ![]() | Ignaty Rozhnov | September 1938 | February 1939 |
6 | ![]() | Anatoly Rubichev (1903–1973) | 28 January 1939 | 4 May 1945 |
7 | ![]() | Alexander Nesterov (1905–?) | 4 May 1945 | 16 June 1949 |
8 | ![]() | Stepan Bityukov (1905–1966) | August 1949 | 15 March 1957 |
9 | ![]() | Anatoly Rubichev (1903–1973) | 15 March 1957 | July 1962 |
10 | Lev Smirnov (1911–1986) | July 1962 | September 1972 | |
11 | ![]() | Alexander Orlov [ru] (1923–1999) | September 1972 | December 1984 |
12 | ![]() | Nikolay Malshakov [ru] (1924–1997) | 6 December 1984 | 6 July 1987 |
13 | ![]() | Yevgeny Smolentsev [ru] (1923–2017) | 7 July 1987 | 7 June 1989 |
14 | ![]() | Vyacheslav Lebedev (1943–2024) | 26 July 1989 | 26 December 1991 |
Chief Justice of the Russian Federation
Denotes acting Chief Justices |
Chief Justice[2] | Took office | Left office | ||
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1 (14) | ![]() | Vyacheslav Lebedev[4] (1943–2024) | 26 December 1991 | 23 February 2024 |
– | ![]() | Pyotr Serkov (1955–) | 24 February 2024 | 17 April 2024 |
2 (15) | ![]() | Irina Podnosova (1953–) | 17 April 2024 | Incumbent |
Lebedev was approved by the Federation Council on 2 July 1999, 21 February 2007, 18 July 2012, 21 May 2014 (after disestablishment of the High Court of Arbitration) and 25 September 2019.[5]
See also
References
- ^ (in Russian) Федеральный конституционный закон от 05.02.2014 N 3-ФКЗ «О Верховном Суде Российской Федерации», Federal Law "On the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation", consultant.ru
- ^ a b Верховные судьи РСФСР
- ^ Председатели Верховного Суда РСФСР
- ^ "The Chief Justice". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ "Biography of Vyacheslav Lebedev". TASS.
External links
Media related to Chief Justice of the Russian Federation at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)
- Chief justice of Soviet Russia