Do the Novelties of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation Contribute to Strengthening the Authority of the Judiciary?

The article is devoted to the study of novelties in normative regulation of judicial activity in criminal proceedings. The period from the end of 2022 to the end of 2023 is taken. The issues of drafting and pronouncing a verdict, the digitalisation of judicial activity, and the timing of judicial response to violations of the law are being considered. The study confirms the tendency in the legislative process to replace the legal essence with procedural formality and concludes that a threat to the authority of the judiciary is hidden in the novels.