Judge (2000 AD)
A Judge is a rank that features in the setting of 2000 AD.
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History
Judges was a rank and position that emerged in Mega-City One following the overthrowing of the U.S. Constitution in 2070. The emerging Justice Department then empowered its agents to ensure law and order was maintained leading to the rise of Judges. The Judge System was created by Eustace Fargo who was a special government prosecutor for street crime between 2027 and 2031 in order to combat a rising tide of violent crime and to speed up the process of justice.
Overview
They were products of many years training and psychological conditioning that began when the candidate was 5 years old. Recruits were chosen from promising children though some Judges were actually grown from clones of existing members. Cadet Judges usually spent 15 years training in order to become fully fledged Judges though in some exceptional circumstances some could graduate quicker.
In terms of organisation, Judges were led by the Chief Judge and the Council of Five.
There were various specialisations of Judges that included:
- Med-Judge :
- Psi Judge :
- Riot Judge :
At the end of their career, street Judges could retire from service and may choose to take the Long Walk leading to them leaving Mega-City One for exile outside its borders.
Their primary armament was the Lawgiver developed by General Arms with these being voice-activated machine pistol that served as the standard sidearm.
A particular mode of transport used by Judges were heavy-duty motorcycles called Lawmasters.
Members
- Judge Fargo :
- Judge Solomon :
- Judge Goodman :
- Judge Cal :
- Judge Griffin :
- Judge McGruder :
- Judge Silver :
- Judge Dredd :
- Judge Rico :
- Judge Anderson :
- Judge Kraken :
Notes
- Judges were created by John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra and Pat Mills where they made their first appearance in 2000 AD v1 #2 (5 March, 1977).
- A homage for the concept was made in Dark Avengers v1 #179 (2012) for the Marvel Comics Universe where an alternate potential future showed the rise of police states overseen by figures similar to Judges with these being referred to as Bosses. The grandson of Luke Cage was shown to had become a Boss of Mondo City with this timeline being prevented from occurring.
In other media
Films
- In Judge Dredd, Judges appeared in the setting of the 1997 live-action film.
- In Dredd, Judges appeared in the setting of the 2012 live-action film.
Video games
Appearances
- 2000 AD:
- Judge Dredd:
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