Supreme Court of Russia

Supreme Court of the Russian Federation
Верховный суд Российской Федерации
Established	4 January 1923; 102 years ago (1923-01-04)
Location	Moscow
Coordinates	55°45′15″N 37°35′35″E / 55.75417°N 37.59306°E / 55.75417; 37.59306
Authorized by	Constitution of Russia
Website	supcourt.ru
Chief Justice
Currently	Vyacheslav Lebedev
Since	26 December 1991
First Deputy Chief Justice
Currently	Pyotr Serkov
Since	2009

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (Russian: Верховный суд Российской Федерации) is the highest court of Russia. They decide the final word on most of the country's administrative law, civil law and criminal law cases.

There are 115 members of the Supreme Court.^[1][2] Supreme Court judges are nominated by the President of Russia and appointed by the Federation Council.

1. ↑ Gauslaa, Jon (11 September 2002). "Supreme Court 2000: The reputation of the Presidium". Bellona Foundation. Archived from the original on 25 December 2004.
2. ↑ Foglesong, Todd (2001). "The Dynamics of Judicial (In)dependence in Russia". In Russell, Peter H.; O'Brien, David M. (eds.). Judicial Independence in the Age of Democracy: Critical Perspectives from Around the World. University of Virginia Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-81-392016-0.