The author touches on a topic that few people have written or are writing about in our literature. The internal life of the court, the work of judges, their way of life, relationships among themselves and with employees of other law enforcement agencies are shown. The story covers the period of time from the Great Patriotic War until the beginning of perestroika in 1985. The author talked about the change of generations of judges, the reorganization of the judicial system and the intervention of party bodies in judicial activities, and drew different types of judges. The main advantage of the work is the authenticity of the story about interesting court cases. The story deserves to be read.