Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court Yuri Glazov resigned

The highest qualification board of judges of Russia accepted the resignation of Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court Yuri Glazov, reports TASS. His six-year term expired on September 23. The 64-year-old judge did not apply for reappointment.

The HQCS recommended a single candidate in April, Oleg Nefedov. He now heads the disciplinary board of the Supreme Court. Earlier, Mr. Nefedov recognized the movements of LGBT and Satanism as extremist and banned their activities in the country. He also decided to legalize the activities of the Taliban in Russia.

Yuri Glazov began his career in 1990 in the court of the Leninsky district of Kursk. In 2008, President Vladimir Putin appointed Mr. Glazov as chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Belgorod region for a term of six years. Since March 2013, he headed the Arbitration Court of the Volga District. In 2020, by presidential decree, Yuri Glazov took the post of Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Judicial Collegium for Civil Affairs.

Yuri Glazov is Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation and Candidate of Legal Sciences. He was awarded many medals, including the “Order of Honor” and “For Interaction” of the I degree.