Qualification Requirements for Judges During the Implementation of the Judicial Reform of 1864 on the Example of the Irkutsk Province

The article discusses and analyzes the changes introduced after the judicial reform of 1864 in terms of requirements for candidates for the position of judges. It is noted that the introduction of certain qualifications (for example, educational) It contributed to the improvement of the judicial system of the Russian Empire, whose task was to control the implementation of other changes from among the “Great Reforms” of Alexander II. A special place is occupied by the requirement to have experience in the legal field. As examples, specific judges of the Irkutsk province who served after the judicial reform are given.