| Constitutional Court of Russia | |
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| Конституционный Суд Российской Федерации | |
 Coat of Arms of Russia | |
.jpg) Constitutional Court building in Saint Petersburg | |
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| 59°56′09″N 30°18′02″E / 59.93583°N 30.30056°E | |
| Established | July 12, 1991 |
| Location | 1 Senate Square, Saint Petersburg |
| Coordinates | 59°56′09″N 30°18′02″E / 59.93583°N 30.30056°E |
| 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.