Directory of Federal Judges

Olga Solopova was born in 1962. In September 2002 she was appointed as Basmanniy District Court of Moscow chairperson.

19:52 07.02.2012

Viktor Danilkin

Viktor Danilkin was born in 1957. In 1988 he graduated from the Interior Ministry Moscow High Militia School. On Nov. 30, 2006 Danilkin was appointed as Khamovnichesky District Court chairperson.

18:41 07.02.2012

Chairwoman of the Moscow City Court

Olga Yegorova was born in 1955. She graduated from the All-Union Law Correspondence Institute with a diploma in jurisprudence. Afterwords she was appointed as a judge at the Moscow People’s District Court.

18:35 03.02.2012

Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation

Zorkin was born Feb. 18, 1943 into a military officer’s family. In 1964 he graduated from the Moscow State University’s Law Department with a major in jurisprudence. First elected as the chairman of the Constitutional Court in 1991 Zorkin was reelected in 2006 and 2009.

19:10 12.05.2011

Chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation

A Distinguished Lawyer of Russia Anton Ivanov was born on July 6, 1965 in Gatchina in Leningrad Region. He was appointed chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court by decision of the upper house of parliament in January 2005.

18:44 12.05.2011

Сhairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation

Doctor of law, professor, a Distinguished Lawyer of Russia Vyacheslav Lebedev was born on Aug. 14, 1943 in Moscow. Since July 1989, he holds the position of the chairman of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

17:55 12.05.2011

Top news

Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025