1 9 3 0 s ▁led ▁by ▁singer ▁Clar ence ▁F ount ain . <0x0A> </s> ▁Val ery ▁D mit rie v ich ▁Z ork in ▁() ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation . ▁ ▁Z ork in ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁in ▁Konst antin ov ka , ▁Ok ty ab r sky ▁District ▁in ▁Prim or sky ▁K rai ▁( Mar itime ▁Province ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁mat ric ulated ▁from ▁the ▁Law ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁University , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁lect ured ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁He ▁also ▁lect ured ▁at ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁USS R ▁In ternal ▁Affairs , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁professor . ▁He ▁became ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁leading ▁special ist ▁on ▁the ▁legal ▁do ctr ines ▁of ▁Bor is ▁Ch icher in . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ' s ▁existence , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁legal ▁exper ts ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Constitution al ▁Commission , ▁further ing ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁sh aping ▁Russia ▁a ▁president ial ▁republic . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁C PS U ▁after ▁the ▁August ▁coup . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁of ▁Russia ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁court ' s ▁first ▁( and ▁only ) ▁chairman ▁with ▁un limited ▁ten ure