The paper is devoted to the study of the past, present and future of specialized courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, namely economic, financial and administrative courts. The relevance of the research topic is caused by the ongoing judicial and legal reforms in the Republic of Kazakhstan, one of the vectors of development of which is the specialization of courts. The chosen topic is relevant in the context of globalization and activation of measures to improve the competitiveness of Kazakhstan.The theoretical and practical significance of the research topic is that the current state of the judicial system of the Republic of Kazakhstan is assessed and its further development trends are predicted based on the disclosure of the reasons for the formation of specialized courts. Taking into account the achievements and defeats, ease and complexity, traditional continuity and international implementation in judicial construction, it is possible to take effective measures aimed at the development of the judicial system. The author describes the own path of the development of Kazakhstan’s statehood that stretched for three decades, which was led by the father of the people, the leader of the nation, the first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan — N.A. Nazarbayev. It is very difficult to rethink the merit or overestimate the contribution of the first President of Kazakhstan to the formation of Kazakhstan’s statehood and the development of national law, as well as to the unification of Kazakhs. The author shows the socially significant role of the judicial branch of government, which is manifested not only in the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, the legitimate interests of legal entities, but also in the socio-economic modernization of Kazakhstan. Based on the analysis of the history of the emergence, current state and prospects for the development of specialized courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, conclusions are made that confirm their relevance and justification.The methodological basis of the research is the historical and legal method of cognition of objective reality. The theoretical basis of the research was the works of famous Kazakh scientists. The normative basis of the research was the first decrees of the President of Kazakhstan, constitutional, statutory and legislative acts of Kazakhstan, as well as strategic, conceptual and program documents on development of Kazakhstan. The empirical basis of the study is regional statistical data on the work of specialized economic courts in the context of the cities of Nur-Sultan and Almaty for 2016-2018. The author studies the data on the sociological survey on the Republic among the persons who participated in the trials of specialized economic court. Analytical reports and reviews of informational nature on the activities of courts, including the state of administration of justice by specialized courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2018 are considered. For an objective assessment of the current state of the current regulatory framework of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the author uses world statistics.
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