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The maximum age for serving as a judge
The maximum age for serving in the position of a judge is 70 years. For judges of constitutional (charter) courts of the subjects of the Russian Federation, the relevant laws of the respective subjects of the Russian Federation may establish a different maximum age for serving in the position of a judge in these courts1.
Federal Law No. 33-FZ dated April 5, 2005, "On Amending the Law of the Russian Federation "On the Status of Judges in the Russian Federation," the Federal Law "On Magistrates in the Russian Federation," the Federal Law "On Amending and Supplementing the Law of the Russian Federation 'On the Status of Judges in the Russian Federation' and the Federal Law 'On the Bodies of the Judicial Community in the Russian Federation" dated April 5, 2005, as amended on April 5, 2005, Article 1, subpara. a // RSZ RF. 2005. No. 15. Art. 1278. ↩