Irina Podnosova

Russian judge and Chief Justice of Russia (1953)

Ирина Подносова

Podnosova in 2024

Incumbent

Assumed office
17 April 2024PresidentVladimir PutinPreceded byVyacheslav Lebedev
Pyotr Serkov (acting)Other judicial positions2020–2024Deputy Chief Justice — President of the Judicial Chamber for Commercial Disputes of the Supreme Court2018–2020President of the Second Cassation Ordinary Court2017–2018President of the Leningrad Oblast Court2013–2017Deputy President of the Leningrad Oblast Court2003–2013President of the Luga Town Court1990–2003Judge of the Luga Town Court Personal detailsBorn

Irina Leonidovna Luneva

(1953-10-29) 29 October 1953 (age 70)
Pskov, USSRNationalityRussianAlma materLeningrad State University Faculty of LawAwards

Irina Leonidovna Podnosova (Russian: Ирина Леонидовна Подносова; née Luneva (Лунева), born 29 October 1953) is a Russian lawyer serving as the Chief Justice of Russia since 17 April 2024.^[1]

Before being appointed as Chief Justice, Podnosova headed the Judicial Chamber for Commercial Disputes of the Supreme Court of Russian Federation from 2020 to 2024, the Second Cassation Ordinary Court from 2018 to 2020, and the Leningrad Oblast Court from 2017 to 2018.^[2]^[3]

She started her judicial career in 1990, when she became a judge of the town court of Luga, a town in Leningrad Oblast, 140 kilometers south of St. Petersburg. In 2003, she headed the Luga Town Court.

With the death of the long-time Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev, who presided over the Supreme Court from 1989 until his death on 23 February 2024, Podnosova was the only candidate for the vacant office. The Higher Judges' Qualifications Board recommended to appoint Podnosova by a solid vote.^[4] On 17 April 2024, Irina Podnosova was appointed Chief Justice by the Federation Council. She became the first female to hold the office since its establishment in 1923.

Podnosova was Russian president Vladimir Putin's coursemate at the Faculty of Law of Leningrad State University.^[5]^[6]

Awards

Order of Honour (2022)
Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (2023)

References

^ "Совфед назначил Ирину Подносову председателем Верховного суда РФ". TASS. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "Суд не Высший, но Верховный. Коллегия судей рекомендовала однокурсницу Путина Ирину Подносову на должность председателя Верховного суда. Рассказываем, кто она". Novaya gazeta Europe. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ "Постановление Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации от 24 July 2020 № 312-СФ «О назначении Подносовой Ирины Леонидовны на должность заместителя Председателя Верховного Суда Российской Федерации – председателя Судебной коллегии по экономическим спорам Верховного Суда Российской Федерации»". pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ "Однокурсница Путина стала единственным кандидатом на должность председателя Верховного суда РФ". The Insider (in Russian). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
^ Ahmatović, Šejla (17 April 2024). "Putin's ex-classmate gets Russia's Supreme Court top job". Politico. Retrieved 17 April 2024. Both Podnosova and Putin studied law at Leningrad State University, from which they graduated in 1975.
^ "Ирина Подносова: биография кандидата на должность председателя Верховного суда" (in Russian). Kommersant. Retrieved 28 March 2024.