Constitutional Court of Russia

Constitutional Court of Russia
Конституционный Суд Российской Федерации
Coat of Arms of Russia
Constitutional Court building in Saint Petersburg
59°56′09″N 30°18′02″E / 59.93583°N 30.30056°E / 59.93583; 30.30056
Established	July 12, 1991; 33 years ago (1991-07-12)
Location	1 Senate Square, Saint Petersburg
Coordinates	59°56′09″N 30°18′02″E / 59.93583°N 30.30056°E / 59.93583; 30.30056
Composition method	Appointment by Federation Council with nomination by President of Russia
Authorised by	Constitution of Russia
Judge term length	Mandatory retirement at age 70 for regular judges and 76 for the Deputy President of the Court
Number of positions	11, by law (including the President and the Deputy President)
Website	ksrf.ru
President
Currently	Valery Zorkin
Since	21 February 2003
Lead position ends	6 years, renewable
Jurist term ends	No tenure or age limits
Deputy President
Currently	Sergey Mavrin
Since	18 July 2009
Lead position ends	21 May 2026
Jurist term ends	30 September 2027

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The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (Russian: Конституционный Суд Российской Федерации) is a high court within the judiciary of Russia which is empowered to rule on whether certain laws or presidential decrees are in fact contrary to the Constitution of Russia. Its objective is only to protect the Constitution (in Russian constitutional law this function is known as "constitutional control" or "constitutional supervision") and deal with a few kinds of disputes where it has original jurisdiction, whereas the highest court of appeal is the Supreme Court of Russia.