For court infrastructure and financial support, judges must depend on the Ministry of Justice, and for housing they must depend on local authorities in the jurisdiction where they sit. In 1995 the average salary for a judge was US$160 per month, substantially less than the earnings associated with more menial positions in Russian society. These circumstances, combined with irregularities in the appointment process and the continued strong position of the procurators, deprived judges in the lower jurisdictions of independent authority.
For court infrastructure and financial support judges must depend on the Ministry of Justice and for housing they must depend on local authorities in the jurisdiction where they sit In 1995 the average salary for a judge was US$160 per month substantially less than the earnings associated with more menial positions in Russian society These circumstances combined with irregularities in the appointment process and the continued strong position of the procurators deprived judges in the lower jurisdictions of independent authority