On 1 October 2019 five courts of appeal of general jurisdiction[a] and nine courts of cassation of general jurisdiction[b] were created in the Russian Federation, which are operating within the respective judicial district.
On 13 July 2017, the plenary session of the Supreme Court of Russia adopted a resolution to submit a bill to the State Duma creating separate courts of appeal and cassation courts of general jurisdiction.
It is noted that the creation of interregional courts is associated with the need to ensure the independence of the judiciary.
[2][3] The law was signed by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on 29 July 2018.
In 2022, shortly after their unilateral annexation, parts of four Ukrainian oblasts came under the jurisdiction of the courts.