Pyotr Serkov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Pavlovich and the family name is Serkov.

Pyotr Pavlovich Serkov (Russian: Пётр Павлович Серков, born 7 July 1955) is a Russian lawyer and jurist who serves as the First Deputy Chief Justice of Russia, since 2009. He previously served as acting Chief Justice of Russia from the death of Vyacheslav Lebedev until Irina Podnosova was appointed Chief Justice on 17 April 2024.^[1]

Pyotr Serkov
Пётр Серков
Serkov in 2024
Chief Justice of the Russian Federation
Acting 24 February – 17 April 2024
Preceded by	Vyacheslav Lebedev
Succeeded by	Irina Podnosova
First Deputy Chief Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 2009
Chief Justice	Vyacheslav Lebedev Irina Podnosova
Other judicial positions
2003–2009	Deputy Chief Justice — President of the Judicial Chamber on Administrative Cases of the Supreme Court
1995–2003	Chief Judge of the Ulyanovsk Oblast Court
1991–1995	Judge of the Ulyanovsk Oblast Court
Personal details
Born	(1955-07-07) 7 July 1955 (age 69) Poldamasovo, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
Alma mater	Moscow State Law University

He graduated from All-Union Correspondence Institute of Law in 1981.

He started his judicial career in Ulyanovsk Oblast. From 2003 to 2009, he served as President of the Judicial Chamber on Administrative Cases of the Supreme Court of Russia.

In 2024, with the death of the long-time Chief Justice of Russia Vyacheslav Lebedev, he became Acting Chief Justice.

Awards

• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class (2022)
• Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2014)
• Honoured Lawyer of Russia (2003)