Following the judges' decision to approve his resignation Mr Makhno will be able to be re-instated after retaking some exams.
BBC: Russian judge resigns for apparently sleeping on the job
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Mr Makhno refutes the claims that he fell asleep at a hearing.
BBC: Russian judge resigns for apparently sleeping on the job
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Yevgeny Makhno, a judge in the far-eastern town of Blagoveshchensk, tendered his resignation earlier this week after video clips of him were uploaded onto YouTube.
BBC: Russian judge resigns for apparently sleeping on the job