Chief Justice of the Russian Federation
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| Chief Justice of the Russian Federation | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Supreme Court | |
| Supreme Court of Russia | |
| Status | Chief justice |
| Member of | Judiciary of Russia |
| Seat | Moscow |
| Appointer | The President with Federation council advice and consent |
| Term length | Life tenure |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Russia |
| Formation | January 1, 1923 as the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the RSFSR |
| First holder | Pēteris Stučka |
| Website | SupCourt.Ru |
The Chief Justice of the Russian Federation (Председатель Верховного суда Российской Федерации, Officially: Chairman of the Supreme Court) 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 Vyacheslav Lebedev.
Chief Justice of Soviet Russia
- Pēteris Stučka (January 1923 — January 1932)[2][3]
- Ivan Bulat (January 1932 — October 1937)
- Yakov Dmitriev (October — November 1937)[3]
- Andrei Solodilov (November 1937 — October 1938)[4][3]
- Ignatiy Rozhnov (October 1938 — February 1939)[3]
- Anatoliy Rubichev (February 1939 — May 1945)[3]
- Aleksandr Nesterov (May 1945 — August 1949)[3]
- Stepan Bityukov (August 1949 — March 1957)[3]
- Anatoliy Rubichev (March 9, 1957 — July 1962)[3]
- Lev Smirnov (July 1962 — 1972)[3]
- Aleksandr Orlov (September 1972 — December 1984)[3]
- Nikolai Malshakov (December 1984 — June 1987)[3]
- Evgeniy Smolentsev (July 1987 — June 1989)[5][6][3]
- Vyacheslav Lebedev (July 1989 — December 26, 1991)[3][7]
Chiefs Justice of the Russian Federation
| Chief Justice | Portrait | Tenure | Appointed by | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vyacheslav Lebedev | 
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Since December 26, 1991 | Yeltsin, Putin, Medvedev | [citation needed] |
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
- ^ Председатели Верховного Суда России (1923-2005 гг.)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Верховные судьи РСФСР
- ^ Председатели Верховного Суда РСФСР
- ^ Смоленцев Евгений Алексеевич. Биография на официальном сайте Верховного Суда РФ
- ^ Смоленцев Евгений Алексеевич. На сайте «Люди и книги»
- ^ "The Chief Justice". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
External Links
Media related to Chief Justice of the Russian Federation at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in English)
- Chief justice of Soviet Russia
