Special Judicial Squad
The Special Judicial Squad were a group that feature in Judge Dredd.
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History
The Special Judicial Squad (SJS) were an Internal Affairs unit of the Justice Department.
In 2134, the SJS were discredited for not uncovering a nest of high-ranking Soviet agents. The SJS were also facing a massive reorganisation, being absorbed into a new Undercover Operations Division where Buell would be a subordinate.
Alex Gerhart blamed Dredd for the events of Chaos Day and was determined to find something to nail him on. The two would both be sent to the Titan penal colony after Aimee Nixon's coup and their dual suffering there caused Gerhart to change his mind on Dredd, going as far as to talk him down from outright murdering the Titan convicts. Afterwards, he reported on Dredd's state of mind after the ordeal to Barbara Hershey: that Dredd was violent and angry, but he was always violent and angry and as long as he did it for the law, there was no problem.
Overview
The SJS were tasked with investigating allegations of corruption, unjudicial conduct, criminal activity, and treason within the ranks of the Mega-City Judges. Originally, Justice Department didn't have a dedicated internal affairs group and has a shoddy 'self-policing' record.
Though subordinate to the Council of Five, in practice they were already becoming aloof and semi-autonomous during the first decades after the Atomic Wars. One task of the SJS was to cover up the existence of the department's deputised financial advisors, who were allowed to break various laws in order to keep the city's financial system going.
They wore uniforms that were a variation on the standard judge uniform, featuring the letters SJS, skull insignia, and differently styled helmet and shoulder pads.
They were said to be despised by other Judges due to their extreme methods, which include random searches and the torture of Judges during interrogations.
From 2117, its headquarters was inside the Statue of Judgement.
Members
- Chief Judge Cal :
- Chief Judge McGruder :
- Judge Gerhart :
- Judge Pin :
Notes
- The Special Judicial Squad were created by John Wagner and Brian Bolland where they made their first appearance in 2000 AD v1 #86 (October, 1978).
In other media
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Appearances
- 2000 AD v1: (1978)
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