On the instructions of the Chief Director for the Caucasus, temporary district courts were established, and they began to perform notarial functions, along with judicial, administrative and police work.

The Statute on the Notary Field was adopted, and this Statute provided for the establishment of the position of notary.

The office of the chief notary of the Baku district court and the offices of private notaries of the Baku province subordinate to it were opened.

The office of the chief notary of the Yelizavetpol district court and the offices of private notaries of the Yelizavetpol province subordinate to it were established.

The Ministry of Justice was established on the day of the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the first democratic republic in the East.

The Statute of the Azerbaijan Judicial Chamber was approved.

The Statute of the Ministry of Justice was approved.

Taking into account the importance of the work carried out in penal institutions in the implementation of justice, the prisons previously under the Ministry of Internal Affairs were transferred to the Ministry of Justice.

After the 11th Army of Soviet Russia occupied the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the Ministry of Justice was abolished by the decision of the revolutionary committee and the People's Commissariat of Justice was established. Its powers included the preparation of legislative drafts, the selection, training and administrative management of judicial employees, supreme control over legality and conducting investigations.

Notary offices operating in Azerbaijan under a special order were abolished and the position of people's notaries was established.

The People's Commissariat of Justice was abolished, its powers were transferred to the prosecutor's office, the Supreme Court, the Central Executive Committee and other bodies.

The People's Commissariat of Justice was reorganized. Its powers included the preparation of draft laws, interpretation of laws, training of judicial personnel, organization of legal aid to the population, management of the penitentiary system, management of the Supreme Court, the State Prosecutor's Office and lawyers.

The new Statute of the Commissariat was approved, its powers were limited, and its main field of activity was the organization of the work of judicial and notary bodies and their management.

The Commissariat of Justice was again abolished, its powers were transferred to other state bodies, management and control of the activities of judicial bodies, and the maintenance of court statistics were entrusted to the Supreme Court, the Law Commission under the Council of Ministers was organized, and thus the powers of the Commissariat of Justice were distributed among separate state bodies.

The re-establishment of the Ministry of Justice in a fundamental way coincided with the period when the National Leader Heydar Aliyev led Azerbaijan. Thus, the Ministry of Justice was re-established by the decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. The Ministry provided organizational leadership to judicial bodies, improved legal assistance to the population, ensured the conduct of notarial activities and forensic examinations, and generally improved the judicial system, creating a favorable basis for its future development.

The organization and activities of the notary public began to be regulated by the law "On State Notary Public".

With the return to power of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, consistent and purposeful reforms were implemented to ensure the development of the justice system, the powers of the ministry were expanded, and its role in society increased.

The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Notary" came into force.

By the Decree signed by the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, the day of approval of the first Statute of the Ministry of Justice - November 22 was established as the professional holiday of justice workers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

By the Decree of President Ilham Aliyev, the "Statute on the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan" was approved, granting it the status of a law enforcement agency.

The Law "On Service in Justice Bodies" was adopted.

The Decree "On the Development of Justice Bodies" was signed. By the Decree of the Head of State, the structure of the Ministry was approved and new institutions were established - the Academy of Justice, regional justice departments and various registers.

In order to increase the legal knowledge of the population, the electronic resource of the national legislation "e-qanun.az" was launched, creating an opportunity for citizens to directly, freely and gratuitously familiarize themselves with newly adopted legal acts.

The official emblem of the Ministry, the Flag of the Guard Regiment of the Penitentiary Service of the Ministry, was approved.

The "State Program on the Development of the Justice of Azerbaijan for 2009-2013" was approved and implemented.

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on improving the activities in the penitentiary sector, humanizing the penal policy and expanding the application of alternative punishments and procedural coercive measures not related to isolation from society, the Probation Service of the Ministry of Justice was established in order to organize effective control over the execution of sentences not related to isolation from society and to increase the efficiency of management in this area.

Taking into account the importance of using modern ICT in ensuring efficiency and transparency in the activities of executive bodies, registration of all executive documents was ensured through the “Electronic Execution” system.

By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the “State Program on the Development of Justice of Azerbaijan for 2019-2023” was approved and implemented.

Amendments were made to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the Development of Justice Bodies” and the structure of the Ministry’s Office was updated.

Amendments were made to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the Development of Judicial Bodies” and the structure of the Ministry's Office was improved in accordance with modern challenges.