# The Judges — Resurrection character guide

> The Judges in Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Who they are

The panel presiding over Maslova's trial.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/vi)

The president of the court is described as tall, stout, with long grey whiskers, married but leading a loose life, eager to finish early to meet Clara Vasilievna. He exercises with dumbbells before the sitting.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/vi)

A high-shouldered, discontented member with gold spectacles complains about Matthew Nikitich's lateness, having had a quarrel with his wife over money.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/vii)

The president, the gloomy member, and Matthew Nikítich enter the courtroom and take their seats on the platform.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/viii)

The president of the court oversees the proceedings, making a speech to the jury.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/ix)

The president conducts the questioning; a member with spectacles interrupts angrily; the judges shift in their chairs and whisper.

### [The Trial Begins: The Indictment and Pleas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xi)

The president leads the proceedings; a bearded member requests a break due to stomach discomfort.

### [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xx)

The president tries to expedite the proceedings; one member with a beard suffers from catarrh; another with gold spectacles looks gloomy.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxi)

The president and serious member exchange remarks about the prosecutor's speech, finding it overblown.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxii)

The president delivers the summing-up while the other judges listen attentively but glance at the clock.

### [Chapter XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxiii)

The judges, including the president and two members, discuss the possibility of setting aside the jury's unjust verdict but ultimately let it stand.

### [The Sentence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxiv)

The president reads the sentence and later speaks with Nekhludoff, explaining the legal technicality that led to the harsh verdict.

### [Chapter XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Preside over the trial with the same solemnity as the previous day.

### [XXXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/resurrection_se/chapters/xxxvii)

Mentioned in Máslova's thoughts as men who looked at her in court.

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