Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Empire was founded on the 8th of September 1802 by Manifesto of Alexander I. This document established both the ministry and the post of Minister of Justice, who also served as Attorney General of the Russian Empire.
The first Minister of Justice was the General Prosecutor of the Russian Empire, Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin. The same government document provided for the management of courts and prosecutors alongside legislative preparation.
In 1864 Russia underwent a major judicial reform that significantly expanded the powers of the Ministry of Justice. The ministry took an active part in preparing and conducting this reform at all stages while introducing the world's institutions of judges and jurors into the system.
Public executions were canceled on the 26th of May 1881 following requests from the Ministry of Justice. On the 19th of May 1881 the ministry compiled rules strengthening rights regarding real estate.
In 1991 the Soviet Justice Ministry dissolved completely while the Russian Federation's Ministry of Justice was founded simultaneously. Konstantin Chuychenko has served as Minister of Justice since the 21st of January 2020 following decades of transition.