Judicial authority in the Intergalactic Empire

The power to prosecute criminal or civil violations of the laws of the Intergalactic Empire as well as lawsuits by private parties was normally vested in local judges appointed by the Moffs, although in certain circumstances a Moff may intervene himself or herself in any legal or criminal case by serving as judge or overruling a subordinate judge.

In very rare cases, the Imperial Senate itself may serve as a court in extremely important cases, with the Supreme Chancellor or the ruling Magister or Magistrix serving as presiding judge.

Judicial practices, criminal law, and lawsuit traditions were largely inherited from the Shi'ar Empire and to a lesser extent the Galactic Republic.