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Putin's former classmate/President of the Supreme Court of Russia passes away

2025-07-22 20:56:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Putin's former classmate/President of the Supreme Court of Russia passes

Irina Podnosova, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Russia, has passed away at the age of 72, Russian media reported on Tuesday.

Podnosova, who was appointed to the court's top post in April 2024, died after an illness, a source told the business newspaper Kommersant. She reportedly continued to work while undergoing treatment.

She succeeded Supreme Court Chief Justice Vyacheslav Lebedev, who died in February 2024 after a long illness, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Lebedev had led the court since 1989.

Russia's Supreme Court later told state news agency TASS that Deputy Supreme Court Chief Justice Yuri Ivanenko would serve as acting Supreme Court Chief Justice.

Podnosova, a former classmate of President Vladimir Putin, was appointed by the Federation Council on the president's recommendation. Supreme Court chief justices serve six-year terms.

A graduate of Leningrad State University in 1975, Podnosova began her judicial career in 1990 as a judge at the Luzhsky City Court in the Leningrad Region. In 2020, she was appointed Deputy President of the Supreme Court and headed its Judicial Collegium for Economic Disputes./CNA

 





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