Court System: St. Petersburg court system has 20 different courts. In each district there is a District Court where a case is usually heard by three professional judges. District Courts hear criminal and civil cases when the plaintiff and defendant are physical persons. If either side is not satisfied with the court's decision, or any procedural violations occurred, then the case can be appealed to the Higher Municipal Court for final judgment. A similar system operates in Leningradskaya Oblast (region) where there are District Courts and a Regional Court. The Arbitrage Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast (region) is for corporate civil cases in which one or both plaintiffs and/or defendants are either "legal persons", e.g. a corporation, or have an "equal status".

Court open: Mo-Fr 9-18
RF = Russian Federation