diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index df41718..6fcab73 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mongodb",
  "nougat",
  "serde",
+ "serde_json",
  "serenity",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 090ca94..13fdd38 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.35"
 tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3.11", features = ["env-filter"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.137", features = ["derive"] }
 nougat = "0.1.0"
+serde_json = "1.0.81"
 
 [dependencies.serenity]
 version = "0.11.2"
diff --git a/src/handler.rs b/src/handler.rs
index 98ba3c1..87e883b 100644
--- a/src/handler.rs
+++ b/src/handler.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub struct Handler {
     pub mongo: Mongo,
 }
 
-enum Response {
+pub enum Response {
     Simple(String),
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ async fn lawsuit_command_handler(
     let subcommand = options.get(0).wrap_err("needs subcommand")?;
 
     let options = &subcommand.options;
-    let guild_id = command.guild_id.wrap_err("guild_id not found")?.to_string();
+    let guild_id = command.guild_id.wrap_err("guild_id not found")?;
 
     match subcommand.name.as_str() {
         "create" => {
@@ -198,14 +198,14 @@ async fn lawsuit_command_handler(
                 court_room: None,
             };
 
-            lawsuit
-                .initialize(&guild_id, mongo_client)
+            let response = lawsuit
+                .initialize(&ctx.http, guild_id, mongo_client)
                 .await
                 .wrap_err("initialize lawsuit")?;
 
             info!(?lawsuit, "Created lawsuit");
 
-            Ok(Response::Simple("hani erstellt, keis problem".to_owned()))
+            Ok(response)
         }
         "set_category" => {
             let channel = ChannelOption::get(options.get(0))?;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ async fn lawsuit_command_handler(
                 Some(category) => {
                     let id = category.id;
                     mongo_client
-                        .set_court_category(&guild_id, &id.to_string())
+                        .set_court_category(&guild_id.to_string(), &id.to_string())
                         .await?;
                 }
                 None => return Ok(Response::Simple("Das ist keine Kategorie!".to_owned())),
diff --git a/src/lawsuit.rs b/src/lawsuit.rs
index c99dd98..4dcc263 100644
--- a/src/lawsuit.rs
+++ b/src/lawsuit.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
 use color_eyre::Result;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serenity::model::id::{ChannelId, UserId};
+use serenity::{
+    http::Http,
+    model::{
+        channel::PermissionOverwriteType,
+        id::{ChannelId, UserId},
+        prelude::{GuildId, PermissionOverwrite},
+        Permissions,
+    },
+};
+use tracing::info;
 
-use crate::Mongo;
+use crate::{handler::Response, model::CourtRoom, Mongo, WrapErr};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum LawsuitState {
@@ -23,9 +34,92 @@ pub struct Lawsuit {
 }
 
 impl Lawsuit {
-    pub async fn initialize(&mut self, guild_id: &str, mongo_client: &Mongo) -> Result<()> {
-        let _state = mongo_client.find_or_insert_state(&guild_id).await?;
+    pub async fn initialize(
+        &mut self,
+        http: &Http,
+        guild_id: GuildId,
+        mongo_client: &Mongo,
+    ) -> Result<Response> {
+        let state = mongo_client
+            .find_or_insert_state(&guild_id.to_string())
+            .await?;
 
-        Ok(())
+        let free_room = state.court_rooms.iter().find(|r| !r.ongoing_lawsuit);
+
+        match (free_room, &state.court_category) {
+            (Some(_room), _) => Ok(Response::Simple("a free room? rip".to_owned())),
+            (None, Some(category)) => {
+                // create room
+
+                create_room(
+                    http,
+                    guild_id,
+                    state.court_rooms.len(),
+                    ChannelId::from_str(category).wrap_err("invalid channel_id stored")?,
+                    mongo_client,
+                )
+                .await
+                .wrap_err("create new room")?;
+
+                Ok(Response::Simple("no free room? rip".to_owned()))
+            }
+            (None, None) => Ok(Response::Simple(
+                "Zuerst eine Kategorie für die Gerichtsräume festlegen mit `/lawsuit set_category`"
+                    .to_owned(),
+            )),
+        }
     }
 }
+
+async fn create_room(
+    http: &Http,
+    guild_id: GuildId,
+    room_len: usize,
+    category_id: ChannelId,
+    mongo_client: &Mongo,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let room_number = room_len + 1;
+    let room_name = format!("gerichtsraum-{room_number}");
+    let role_name = format!("Gerichtsprozess {room_number}");
+
+    let guild = guild_id
+        .to_partial_guild(http)
+        .await
+        .wrap_err("fetch partial guild")?;
+
+    let court_role = guild
+        .create_role(http, |role| {
+            role.name(role_name).permissions(Permissions::empty())
+        })
+        .await
+        .wrap_err("create role")?;
+
+    let channel = guild
+        .create_channel(http, |channel| {
+            channel
+                .name(room_name)
+                .category(category_id)
+                .permissions(vec![PermissionOverwrite {
+                    allow: Permissions::SEND_MESSAGES,
+                    deny: Permissions::empty(),
+                    kind: PermissionOverwriteType::Role(court_role.id),
+                }])
+        })
+        .await
+        .wrap_err("create channel")?;
+
+    let room = CourtRoom {
+        channel_id: channel.id.to_string(),
+        ongoing_lawsuit: false,
+        role_id: court_role.id.to_string(),
+    };
+
+    mongo_client
+        .add_court_room(&guild_id.to_string(), room)
+        .await
+        .wrap_err("add court room to database")?;
+
+    info!(guild_id = %guild_id, channel_id = %channel.id, "Created new court room");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/model.rs b/src/model.rs
index 2b97cd5..a2b3b7e 100644
--- a/src/model.rs
+++ b/src/model.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub struct State {
 pub struct CourtRoom {
     pub channel_id: String,
     pub ongoing_lawsuit: bool,
+    pub role_id: String,
 }
 
 pub struct Mongo {
@@ -97,6 +98,19 @@ impl Mongo {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    pub async fn add_court_room(&self, guild_id: &str, room: CourtRoom) -> Result<()> {
+        let _ = self.find_or_insert_state(guild_id).await?;
+        let coll = self.state_coll();
+        coll.update_one(
+            doc! {"guild_id": &guild_id  },
+            doc! {"$push": { "court_rooms": &serde_json::to_string(&room).unwrap() }},
+            None,
+        )
+        .await
+        .wrap_err("push court room")?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn state_coll(&self) -> Collection<State> {
         self.db.collection("state")
     }