Vyacheslav Lebedev (jurist)

Vyacheslav Lebedev
Вячеслав Лебедев
Official portrait
1st Chief Justice of the Russian Federation
In office
25 December 1991 – 23 February 2024
Nominated byBoris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPyotr Serkov (acting)
Irina Podnosova
Chief Justice of the Russian SFSR
In office
26 July 1989 – 16 December 1991
Preceded byYevgeny Smolentsev
Succeeded byOffice disestablished
Chief Judge of the Moscow City Court
In office
6 September 1986 – 11 October 1989
Preceded byLev Almazov
Succeeded byZoya Korneva
Personal details
Born(1943-08-14)14 August 1943
Died23 February 2024(2024-02-23) (aged 80)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeNovodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Alma materMoscow State University
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Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Lebedev (Russian: Вячеслав Михайлович Лебедев; 14 August 1943 – 23 February 2024) was a Russian lawyer and jurist who served as the Chief Justice of Russia from 1989 until his death in 2024.