President of the Constitutional Court of Russia
President of the Constitutional Court of Russia | |
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Constitutional Court of Russia | |
Type | Presiding judge |
Member of | Judiciary of Russia |
Seat | Saint Petersburg |
Nominator | President of Russia |
Appointer | Federation Council |
Term length | 6 years, without terms limits |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Russia Federal Constitutional Law "On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation" |
Formation | 29 October 1991 |
First holder | Valery Zorkin |
Website | ksrf.ru |
The President of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (Russian: Председатель Конституционного Суда Российской Федерации), is the presiding judge of the Constitutional Court of Russia.
Appointment[edit]
Initially, the President of the Constitutional Court was elected by the judges of the court for three years. However, in 2009, such elections were canceled and the President became appoint by the Federation Council.[1] Also, until 2020, only a judge of the Constitutional Court could be appointed President of the Court. In 2020, this requirement was lifted.[2]
Currently, the President of the Constitutional Court is nominated by the President of Russia and appointed by the Federation Council for a six years.[3]
After the expiration of his term of office, the President of the Constitutional Court may be re–appointed to his office. The maximum number of terms during which the President can hold office is not set.
The President of the Constitutional Court is not subject to the restriction that a person who has reached the age of 70 cannot be a judge.[4]
Powers[edit]
In accordance with the Federal Constitutional Law "On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation", the President of the Court has the following powers:[5]
- directs the preparation of sessions of the Constitutional Court of Russia, convenes them and presides over them;
- submits to the Constitutional Court issues to be considered in its sessions;
- represents the constitutional Court in relations with state bodies and organizations, public associations, and makes statements on its behalf under the authority of the constitutional Court;
- provides General guidance for the staff of the constitutional Court, submits for approval of the constitutional Court of Candidature chief of staff and head of the Secretariat of the constitutional Court, the Secretariat, the size and structure of the apparatus.
The President of the Constitutional Court also administers the oath of office of the President of Russia. But this is a tradition, rather than a responsibility of the President of the Court. The Constitution or other federal legislation does not require that the oath be administered by anyone in particular, simply that it be taken by the president.
List[edit]
Denotes acting Presidents
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President | Tenure | Tenure length | Alma mater | Ref. | ||
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1 | LL.D. Valery Zorkin (born 1943) |
29 October 1991 – 6 October 1993 | 1 year, 342 days | Moscow State University | [6] | |
– | LL.D. Nikolay Vitruk (1937–2012) |
6 October 1993 – 13 February 1995 | 1 year, 130 days | Tomsk State University | [7] | |
2 | LL.D. Vladimir Tumanov (1926–2011) |
13 February 1995 – 20 February 1997 | 2 years, 7 days | Institute of Foreign Trade | [8] | |
3 | LL.D. Marat Baglai (1931–2024) |
20 February 1997 – 21 February 2003 | 6 years, 1 day | Rostov State University | [9] | |
4 | LL.D. Valery Zorkin (born 1943) |
21 February 2003 – Incumbent | 21 years, 76 days | Moscow State University | [6] |
Deputy Presidents[edit]
- Nikolay Vitruk (1991–1995)
- Tamara Morshchakova (1995–2002)
- Vladimir Strekozov (2002–2008)
- Olga Khokhryakova (2008–2019)
- Sergei Mavrin (since 2019)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Сенаторы отменили выборы председателя КС". НТВ. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "У Конституционного суда появились политические перспективы". Коммерсантъ. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ Федеральный конституционный закон от 21.07.1994 N 1-ФКЗ (ред. от 09.11.2020) "О Конституционном Суде Российской Федерации". Статья 23. Назначение на должность Председателя и заместителя Председателя Конституционного Суда Российской Федерации
- ^ Федеральный конституционный закон от 21.07.1994 N 1-ФКЗ (ред. от 09.11.2020) "О Конституционном Суде Российской Федерации" Статья 12. Срок полномочий судьи Конституционного Суда Российской Федерации
- ^ Федеральный конституционный закон от 21.07.1994 N 1-ФКЗ (ред. от 09.11.2020) "О Конституционном Суде Российской Федерации" Статья 24. Председатель Конституционного Суда Российской Федерации
- ^ a b "ЗОРЬКИН Валерий Дмитриевич (ksrf.ru)". Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ ВИТРУК Николай Васильевич (ksrf.ru)
- ^ ТУМАНОВ Владимир Александрович (ksrf.ru)
- ^ БАГЛАЙ Марат Викторович (ksrf.ru)