Chief Justice of the Russian Federation

Summary

The Chief Justice of the Russian Federation, officially the Chairman 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]

Chief Justice of the Russian Federation
Emblem of the Supreme Court
Incumbent
Vacant
since 23 February 2024
Supreme Court of Russia
TypeChief justice
Member ofJudiciary of Russia
SeatMoscow
AppointerPresident
Term lengthSix years, renewable
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Russia
Formation1 January 1923; 101 years ago (1923-01-01)
First holderPyotr Stuchka
WebsiteSupCourt.Ru

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.

Currently, the position of Chief Justice is vacant following the death of Vyacheslav Lebedev in 2024. Pyotr Serkov, his deputy, became Acting Chief Justice.

List edit

Chiefs Justice of Soviet Russia edit

Chief Justice[2] Took office Left office
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 edit

  Denotes acting Chief Justices
Chief Justice[2] Took office Left office
1
(14)
  Vyacheslav Lebedev[4]
(1943–2024)
26 December 1991 23 February 2024
Pyotr Serkov
(1955–)
24 February 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 Supreme Court of Arbitration) and 25 September 2019.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Chief Justice of the Russian Federation at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website (in English)
  • Chief justice of Soviet Russia