Until that date, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation shall exercise its powers in the city of Moscow.

[2][3] Supreme Court judges are nominated by the President of Russia and appointed by the Federation Council.

The Academic Consultative Council attached to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (Russian: Научно-консультативный совет при Верховном Суде Российской Федерации, romanized: nauchno-konsultativnyy sovet pri verkhovnom sudeh rossiyskoy federatsii) is a body created in order to assist the Supreme Court in various legal and academic matters.

It comprises members of the Supreme Court itself, academics, practicing lawyers, and law enforcement officers.

The members of the Academic Consultative Council are elected at plenary sessions of the Supreme Court.