(this is not an April Fools' joke) A new chief judge has appeared at the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region, the Russian Federation's second most important federal subject (region). He is 27 years old. With no prior experience as a judge. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation "On the Appointment of Judges to Arbitration Courts." Pursuant to Articles 83 and 128 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, I hereby decree: To appoint for a 6-year term of office: Dmitry Vadimovich Pleshkov as Chairman of the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region http://arbitr.ru/press-centr/news/27522.html
Biography of the lucky guy: Born on May 10, 1982 Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Saint Petersburg State University. After graduating from university, he worked for the Saint Petersburg City Property Management Committee. He began working at the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation in January 2005 as an aide to the Chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation; later, in August 2005, he was appointed Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation and aide to the Chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation. Since January 2006, he has been Head of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation. Active State Councillor of Justice of the Russian Federation, 3rd Class. What an astonishing place that Saint Petersburg City Property Management Committee is. P.S. In the comments, there's also a piece mentioning the young hero on Kompromat.ru (a Russian scandal/exposé website) via zig**frid**