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Chief Justice of the Russian Federation

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.

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Chiefs Justice of Soviet Russia

Chief Justice of the Russian Federation

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]

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References

  1. ^ (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
  2. ^ a b Верховные судьи РСФСР
  3. ^ Председатели Верховного Суда РСФСР
  4. ^ "The Chief Justice". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Biography of Vyacheslav Lebedev". TASS.

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