Саратовская судебная палата

Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of one of the relevant socio-legal problems of the Russian Empire in the early 20th century – the issue of admitting women to the bar. The article examines in detail the political and legal conflicts and gaps in the legislation of that time regarding the admission of women to the class of sworn attorneys. Theoretical analysis. The judicial reform of 1864 introduced the sworn bar into the Russian legal system.

Introduction. The relevance of the topic under study is twofold: it is connected with the preservation of historical memory of the history of regional law corporations and importance of transferring and perceiving the professional experience and traditions of the prerevolutionary institute of sworn attorneys to the modern Russian legal profession. Theoretical analysis. The 1864 judicial reform established the sworn bar.