Became the single apex court in 2014 when the Supreme Arbitrazh Court was abolished and its functions transferred. Its Plenum issues rulings that guide the application of law throughout the court system, and its Presidium hears supervisory review.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- supreme
- Court type
- Supreme court
- Jurisdiction
- Russian Federation — civil, criminal, administrative and commercial cases
- Seat
- Moscow
- Composition
- Judges sitting in judicial collegia for civil, criminal, administrative, commercial and military matters.
- Languages
- Russian
Where an appeal goes next
Constitutional Court where the constitutionality of an applied law is impugned.
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