| Post: | Chief Justice |
| Body: | the Russian Federation |
| Insignia: | Emblem of the Supreme Court of Russia.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100 |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Supreme Court |
| Incumbent: | Irina Podnosova |
| Incumbentsince: | 17 April 2024 |
| Department: | Supreme Court of Russia |
| Type: | Chief justice |
| Member Of: | Judiciary of Russia |
| Seat: | Moscow |
| Appointer: | President |
| Termlength: | Six years, renewable |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Russia |
| First: | Pyotr Stuchka |
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.[1]
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.
Current Chief Justice is Irina Podnosova.
| Chief Justice[2] | 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[3] (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 | (1923–1999) | September 1972 | December 1984 | ||
| 12 | (1924–1997) | 6 December 1984 | 6 July 1987 | ||
| 13 | (1923–2017) | 7 July 1987 | 7 June 1989 | ||
| 14 | Vyacheslav Lebedev (1943–2024) | 26 July 1989 | 26 December 1991 | ||
| Chief Justice | Took office | Left office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (14) | Vyacheslav Lebedev[4] (1943–2024) | 26 December 1991 | 23 February 2024 | ||
| – | Pyotr Serkov (1955–) | 24 February 2024 | 17 April 2024 | ||
| 2 (15) | Irina Podnosova (1953–) | 17 April 2024 | Incumbent | ||