Iuliia Kelisheva was born and raised in the city of Krasnodar, Russia. She graduated with honors from Kuban State Agrarian University with a degree in Law. She also obtained a second higher education from the same university, majoring in Economics and Management in the Agro-Industrial Complex.
After graduation, she moved to Moscow to pursue a Master’s program at the Russian Academy of Justice. She obtained a Master’s degree with a specialization in Budgetary and Financial Law and Taxation and successfully defended her thesis on the topic of “Legal Regulation of Tax Dispute Resolution.”
While studying for her Master’s degree, she began her professional career at the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation. Following its dissolution, she was transferred to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, where she worked for approximately ten years in the Judicial Collegium for Economic Disputes. She is the author of scholarly articles on general legal theory and civil-law regulation.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family. One of her most memorable experiences was visiting the national parks of California. Her boldest dream is to travel to space one day.