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.
| Chief Justice of the Russian Federation | |
|---|---|
Emblem of the Supreme Court | |
Incumbent since September 24, 2025Igor Krasnov | |
| 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 |
| First holder | Pyotr Stuchka |
| Website | SupCourt.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.
The current chief justice is Igor Krasnov.
List
Chief justices of Soviet Russia
| Chief Justice | 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 (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 (1923–1999) | September 1972 | December 1984 | |
| 12 | Nikolay Malshakov (1924–1997) | 6 December 1984 | 6 July 1987 | |
| 13 | Yevgeny Smolentsev (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
Denotes acting Chief Justices |
| Chief Justice | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (14) | Vyacheslav Lebedev (1943–2024) | 26 December 1991 | 23 February 2024 | |
| – | Pyotr Serkov (born 1955) | 24 February 2024 | 17 April 2024 | |
| 2 (15) | Irina Podnosova (1953–2025) | 17 April 2024 | 22 July 2025 | |
| – | Yuri Ivanenko (born 1966) | 22 July 2025 | 24 September 2025 | |
| 3 (16) | Igor Krasnov (born 1975) | 24 September 2025 | ||
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.
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