Chief Justice of the Russian Federation
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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]
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Chief Justice of the Russian Federation | |
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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 |
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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.