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4Shahmaliyev Ismayil-bey Nasrulla-bey oghlu (1883-?), a lawyer, a Titular
Councilor and a graduate of classical school in Tiflis (Tbilisi, class 1908) and the
Law School at Novorossiysk University. The career started on February10, 1909 as
a junior nominee to judicial positions at the 1st Criminal Division, the Tiflis Judicial
Chamber. On February 1, 1910, I.Shahmaliyev was transferred to Yelisavethpol where
during 1910-1911 he served as provincial secretary and senior nominee to judicial
positions at the District Court of Yelisavethpol, chief of the 4th Investigation Precinct
and the Lyaki Investigation Precinct of Yelisavethpol Uyezd. In September 1911,
I.Shahmaliyev resigned to resume the public service in June 1913 when he was ap-
pointed a special missions officer at the Public Chamber in Erivan. As of February 16,
1914, he became the assistant tax assessor at Nakhchivan Section, Erivan Province.
Since April 16, 1914 to 1915, he served an assistant book-keeper, chief of the Pur-
chase Division, Secretary and the special mission officer at the Chamber. Since 1916,
I.Shahmaliyev was appointed to the position of the senior assistant to of tax asses-
sor at Nakhchivan Section, and tax assessor of Zagatala District in January 1917. On
August 26, 1918, I.Shahmaliyev became the member of Ganja District Court. Earlier
on, in July that year, he was introduced to the Ad Hoc Investigation Commission to
operate in the investigation groups examining cases of devastation of Shemakha
and Geychay Uyezds of Baku Province, and uyezds of Yelisavethpol Province. On
May 1, 1919, I.Shahmaliyev was dismissed from responsibilities of the AHIC member
due to decrease of the workload. On March 19, 1919, he was assigned the Military
Investigator of the Azerbaijani Tribunal. During the Soviet period, I.Shahmaliyev was
dealing with legal practice in Ganja and then Baku, enjoying the membership in the
Legal Activists Bar at the People’s Commissariat of Justice. In 1938, I.Shahmaliyev
became the victim of Stalin repressions. Charged with anti-Soviet activities, he got
10 years of imprisonment and never returned from the penitentiary.
5Novatski Adrey-Climenty Fomich (1866-?), a lawyer and a Court Counse-
lor of Polish descent, a graduate of Warsaw University. In 1903-1903 Assistant Peace
Judge, Shemakha Division, Baku District Court, also heading Maraza and Basqal
Investigation Precincts. Since February 1907 intil January 1908, A.Novatski was the
chief of the 1st Baku Municipal Investigation Precinct, whereas in 1908-1918 he was
holding the post of Assistant Justice of the Peace at the 4th Peace Division, the Ma-
gistrate of Tiflis. In February 1918, following a new assignment, A.Novatski became
the member of the Baku District Court. In July 1918, he was introduced to the Ad
hoc Investigation Commission to become one of the most active AHIC participants
by heading the investigation teams examining cases bound with the devastation
of Shemakha and Guba Uyezds and partaking in other AHIC investigation teams.
Novatski was drafting majority of the AHIC resolutions summarizing outcomes of
investigative activities conducted in various regions of Azerbaijan plundered by the
Armenian ultranationalists. On April 1, 1919, A.Novatski was included in the panel
of the District Court of Baku. As of May 1920, he was employed by the judicial aut-
horities within the People’s Commissariat of Justice in the Soviet Socialist Republic
of Azerbaijan. The assignments included the position of Secretary of the People’s
Justice Alakbar-bey Khasmammadov. Further destiny unknown.
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