Veniamin Fyodorovich Yakovlev (russian: Вениамин Фёдорович Яковлев, 12 February 1932 – 24 July 2018) was a Soviet and Russian jurist. He was the first and only Chairman of the Supreme Court of Arbitration of the

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and later became the first Chairman of the Supreme Court of Arbitration of Russia. He also served as the Soviet

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from 1989 to 1990 and as the legal adviser to both

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and

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev ( rus, links=no, Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪdˈvʲedʲɪf; born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has been serving as the dep ...

from 2005 till his death in 2018. In 2022, the

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, which Yakovlev graduated from in 1953, was named in his honor.

Honours and awards

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...

, IV class (2012) * Badge of the Council of Judges of the Russian Federation "For Service to Justice" (2012) *

Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour The Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour (russian: Почётная грамота Президента Российской Федерации) is an honorary award bestowed by the President of the Russian Federation to deserving ...

(2008) *

Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow The Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (russian: Орден святого благоверного князя Даниила Московского) is an award of the Russian Orthodox Church, established in 1988. There are three classes. Hist ...

, II class (2007) * Honorary Citizen of

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(2007) *

, I class (2005) * Honorary Civil Order of the Golden Cross "For Service to Society" (2004) *

, II class (2002) *

, III class (1997) *

Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" The Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" (russian: Медаль «В память 850-летия Москвы») is a commemorative medal of the Russian Federation created to denote the 850th anniversary of the city of Mos ...

(1997) *

Anatoly Koni Anatoly Fedorovich Koni (Russian: Анато́лий Фёдорович Ко́ни; 9 February 1844 – 17 September 1927) was a Russian jurist, judge, politician and writer. He was the most politically influential jurist of the late Russian Empir ...

Medal (1996) * Merited Jurist of the Russian Federation (1982)

References

1932 births 2018 deaths Ural State Law University alumni People from Kurgan Oblast Russian jurists Soviet jurists 21st-century jurists Soviet Ministers of Justice Members of the Central Committee of the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Advisers to the President of Russia Full Cavaliers of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" Academic staff of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations {{Russia-politician-stub