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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of December 17, 1998 No. 188-FZ

About magistrate judges in the Russian Federation

(as amended on 12-08-2025)

Accepted by the State Duma on November 11, 1998

Approved by the Federation Council on December 2, 1998

Article 1. Magistrate judges in the Russian Federation

1. Magistrate judges in the Russian Federation (further - magistrate judges) are judges of the general jurisdiction of subjects of the Russian Federation and enter single judicial system of the Russian Federation. Powers, procedure for activities of magistrate judges and procedure for creation of positions of magistrate judges are established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the Federal constitutional Law "About Judicial System of the Russian Federation", other Federal constitutional Laws, this Federal Law and other Federal Laws, and the procedure for appointment (election) and activities of magistrate judges is established also by the laws of subjects of the Russian Federation.

2. Magistrate judges perform justice on behalf of the Russian Federation. The justice procedure magistrate judges is established by the Federal Law.

3. The become effective resolutions of magistrate judges, and also their legal orders, requirements, orders, challenges and other addresses are obligatory for one and all federal bodies of the government, public authorities of subjects of the Russian Federation, local government bodies, public associations, officials, other physical persons and legal entities and are subject to strict execution in all territory of the Russian Federation.

Article 2. Guarantees of the status of magistrate judges

1. The guarantees of independence of judges, their immunity, and also material security and social protection established by the Law of the Russian Federation "About the status of judges in the Russian Federation" and other Federal Laws extend to magistrate judges and members of their families.

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