It is the largest criminal court in Europe with 340 judges and 360 prosecutors.
The first Moabit Criminal Court was built between 1877 and 1881 on the Rathenower Strasse.
This building was damaged in the Second World War and subsequently demolished.
[2] The present criminal court Baroque Revival building was erected in 1902–1906 as the "new" criminal court on Turmstraße behind the Moabit prison.
Upon its completion it was deemed extraordinarily modern with its own power station, goods and passenger lifts, central heating, own telephone system and its own water supply with a water tower.