The film tells about the main functions of the Supreme Court, its history. Views of the city of Pinsk and the building of the people's court in the city of Pinsk, the type of cases accepted for consideration by the Supreme Court of the USSR, the meeting of the members of the Supreme Court in the courtroom, M.S.Gorbachev's speech at the session of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, an interview with the Chairman of the Supreme Court ), meeting of members of the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court. The film uses footage of the chronicle, capturing the sessions of the Supreme Court during the trials of the Socialist-Revolutionaries, Nazi criminals, spies and other criminals. Interview with members of the Supreme Court of the USSR (synchronously).