Ivan Yakovlevich Golubev (1841—1918) — Russian statesman.

Life

Graduate of the Imperial School of Law. Worked in the Chancellery of the Fourth Department of the Senate (1860-1864), in the Ministry of Justice (1864-1866), where he participated in the drafting of the judicial reform of Alexander II

Judicial reform of Alexander II

The judicial reform of Alexander II is generally considered one of the most successful and the most consistent of all the reforms of Alexander II. During the reform a completely new court system and a completely new order of legal proceedings were established...

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Later he served in the St. Petersburg District Court, the Senate, and the Ministry of Justice.

Member of the State Council

State Council of Imperial Russia

The State Council was the supreme state advisory body to the Tsar in Imperial Russia.-18th century:Early Tsars' Councils were small and dealt primarily with the external politics....

(1895); chairman of the Department for Civil and Ecclesiastical Affairs of the State Council (1905). Vice-chairman of the State Council after its reorganization (1906).

Opened the Second, Third, and Fourth Dumas as the Tsar's representative.

Sources

• V.I. Gurko. Features And Figures Of The Past. Government And Opinion In The Reign Of Nicholas II.