FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of April 9, 2026 No. 1-FKZ

About introduction of amendments to articles 19.1 and 20 of the Federal constitutional Law "About Judicial System of the Russian Federation" and the Federal constitutional Law "About Courts of Law in the Russian Federation"

Approved by the State Duma on March 24, 2026

Approved by the Federation Council on April 1, 2026

Article 1

Bring in the Federal constitutional Law of December 31, 1996 No. 1-FKZ "About judicial system of the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 1997, No. 1, Art. 1; 2014, No. 6, Art. 551; 2018, No. 31, Art. 4811) following changes:

To exclude 1) regarding the 2nd Article 19.1 of the word "and to magistrate judges";

2) in Article 20:

a) regarding 1 word "and appeal" shall be replaced with words ", appeal and cassation";

b) state part 2 in the following edition:

"2. The courts listed regarding 1 this Article are higher degrees of jurisdiction in relation to the district courts and magistrate judges acting in the territory of appropriate subject of the Russian Federation.".

Article 2

Bring in the Federal constitutional Law of February 7, 2011 No. 1-FKZ "About courts of law in the Russian Federation" (The Russian Federation Code, 2011, No. 7, Art. 898; 2012, No. 29, Art. 3978; 2014, No. 11, Art. 1088; 2018, No. 31, Art. 4811; 2023, No. 29, Art. 5303) following changes:

Shall be replaced with words 1) in Item 1 of part 4 of Article 23.6 of the word "and magistrate judges" ", accepted by them as Trial Court";

Part 1 of Article 24 to state 2) in the following edition:

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