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Permanent Court System for Russia Inaugurated in Moscow
March 22 a new and permanent Russian court system is to sit in Moscow with three branches for criminal civil and appeal cases plus district courts and village level Peoples Courts. Notable appointees include Peter Stuchka as supreme court chairman and Jacob Peters as a criminal department judge. A juror system, chosen by trades unions, will sit with judges and decide guilt or innocence by majority. Jurors will be paid by employers.
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Moscow
Supreme Court of
Russia
Peter Stuchka
Riga
Supreme Court
Karklin
Jacob Peters
Petrograd
M. Kursky
Vladimir Krylenko
The
Revolutionary Tribunals