Justice Warsaw Military District of the Russian army at the turn of the 19th and 20th century

Abstract

During the analysed period the Warsaw Military District encompassed most areas of the Kingdom of Poland and some poviats of the guberniyas of Grodno and Volhynia. The organisational structure of the district was complex, analogically to the structure of the Russian Ministry of War. It was headed by the general-governor, who was at the same time the commander of the district army. He was in charge of regular and irregular units and all military institutions located in this area, including the judicial department, district courts and regiment courts. These employed officers with adequate level of legal education and professional practice. The regulations of that time laid out the scope and mode of investigation of cases. The employment of the judicial department of the Warsaw Military District amounted to around 90 people, however, it was gradually increased. The staff comprised the chair of the court, eight judges, three (later five) investigating officers, ten prosecutors and auxiliary staff. The employees were mainly Russian, though there were also some representatives
of other nationalities, including Poles (Leon Iwanowski).