THE LEGISLATIVE REGULATION OF JUDGES' OFFICE TERMINATION IN THE PERIOD FROM 1936 TO 1977
The article considers the specificity of legislative regulation of the office termination for judges. The former Soviet Union legislation and its specification in the Union Republics are analyzed. The conclusion is made that during the period under study the legislative regulation of office termination for judges was in the process of continuous improvement: the transfer to the republican level of legislative regulation of the judicial system and legal proceedings stimulated the process of active rulemaking by the republics. The positive moment in legal regulation of judges' office termination was the adoption of laws on the order of judges' early revocation during judicial reform of 1956-1977. These acts weakened the role of executive committees in the procedure of termination of judges' office, making a step towards forming a truly independent judiciary.