The article briefly presents the history of the formation of the forensic medicine service in Crimea. Information on the main legislative acts that determined the activities of forensic experts and the service in general at different historical stages is provided. The data on the heads of the service and well-known experts — forensic doctors, organizers of forensic medical examination in Crimea are presented. In parallel, the history of the organization and development of the Department of Forensic Medicine is described, the role of its employees in organizing the work of the Crimean Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise is presented. In this article, in addition to the available sources of literature and bibliography of legislative acts, materials from the archive of the Department of Forensic Medicine of Medical Academy named after S.I. Georgievsky of Vernadsky Crimean Federal University are used.