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Circular letter to senior judges and prosecutors on the distribution of the "Judges' Letters"

NMT 3

Authors

Otto Georg Thierack (President of People's Court; Minister of Justice, 1942-45)

Born: 1889-04-19 (Wurzen)
Died: 1946-10-26 1946-11-22 (Sennelager Civilian Internment Camp No. 7, Eselheide Paderborn)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: judge; politician
Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1932-01-01)
Member of: Corps Guestphalia et Suevoborussia Marburg
Participant in: Aryanization; The Holocaust (role: criminal)
Position held: Federal Ministry of Justice; Judge of the People's Court; Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1942-08-20 through 1945-05-23; replaces: Franz Schlegelberger)

Date: 11 October 1942

Literal Title: Concerning: Judges' Letters

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NG-499

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 91

Document Book No: Prosecution 1

Citation: NMT 3 (page 418)

HLSL Item No.: 5994

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NG-499: Decree by the Minister of Justice, defining the distribution and cir-culation of the 'Judges Letters'