Imperial Department of Justice

The Imperial Department of Justice is responsible for the legal matters of the Galactic Empire, they are the government agency charged with administration and creation of Imperial laws throughout the galaxy on all levels. The Imperial Department of Justice, commonly known as the IDJ, serve as lawyers, judges, policy makers and the alike in the field of legal matters. The IDJ covers all legal matters with the Empire including civil and criminal law, cases involving the Imperial Charter (essentially the constitution of the Empire) and other matters handed to it by other Imperial departments or the Emperor. The Imperial Department of Justice was founded when the Imperial Council of Moffs appointed Lon Arcaina as the Procurator of the Judicial Committee of the Council of Moffs, Arcaina eventually was appointed Procurator of Justice by Chairman Lucius Blackwood in early 71 ABY when the Imperial Department Program was established by Executor Aeaolen Kicka.

Lon Arcaina is the reigning Procurator of Justice since 71 ABY and has been instrumental in reforming the laws of the Empire throughout the galactic conquest. The Imperial Department of Justice is organized on a Empire, Sector, System, Planet and District scale. The highest court within the Empire is the Imperial Supreme Tribunal which hears all cases regarding high treason, supreme capital murder and cases against the Imperial Charter. The Imperial Supreme Appellate Tribunal is responsible for hearing all matters of appeals from any court within the Empire if they reach through the various levels first.

Academies
The Imperial Department of Justice maintains several academies throughout the galaxy much akin to the Imperial Military. The most prestigious are the academies on Coruscant, Bastion, Corellia, Naboo and Eriadu. The Coruscant Academy of Imperial Law is the most prestigious academy with the Bastion Imperial Law University a close second.

Organization and ranks

 * Procurator of Justice
 * Procurator-General (1) :: The Procurator-General is the immediate deputy to the Procurator of Justice, the Procurator-General acts in the stead of the Procurator of Justice if necessary and is traditionally the most trusted advisor of the Procurator of Justice.
 * Supreme Praetor (8) :: Supreme Praetor's are the ultimate members of the IDJ, they represent the pinnacle of Imperial law as they are the judges who sit upon the Imperial Supreme Tribunal.
 * High Praetor :: High Praetors are responsible for administration of sector courts and are sometimes high-profile lawyers or civil servants who have risen through the bureaucracy of the IDJ.
 * Praetor-Legate :: Praetor-Legates are senior judges, senior lawyers or higher ranking civil servant who primarily fill the role of system leadership and sometimes planetary leadership, that position however is usually held by a senior ranking Praetor.
 * Praetor :: A full Praetor acts as either a lawyer, judge or senior civil servant within the IDJ.
 * Praetor-Adept :: Praetor-Adepts are entry level Imperial citizens who wish to pursue a career in Imperial Law, Praetor-Adepts serve largely as secretaries and assistants within the vast amounts of courts within the Empire.