Setting judge

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When setting judges were referred to those superintendent of the Middle Ages and the early modern village courts that the holder of the jurisdiction , usually the landlord , free one set could be without respecting the rights of members of the rural community were taken into account. In contrast to the office of inheritance , the amount of income could also be determined relatively freely. Setting judges sometimes received a smaller portion of the court feesand fines than the sitters or received only a fixed official remuneration. The advantage for the court lord was possible higher income from the jurisdiction. A more significant advantage was the possibility of transferring office to only peasants who were agreeable to the judge. This enabled better control over the community.