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Earlier, the High Qualification Board of Judges had recommended Mr. Krasnov for the position of the Chief Justice of the Russian Federation.
Subsequently, his candidacy was endorsed by the Federation Council’s Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Building.
At the 596th plenary session, upon the submission of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, the senators unanimously voted in favor of Mr. Krasnov’s appointment.
In a solemn ceremony, in the presence of judges and staff of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, and in accordance with the Law “On the Status of Judges in the Russian Federation”, Igor Viktorovich Krasnov took the judicial oath.