Hanging Judge is an unofficial term for a judge who has gained renown for his or her eagerness to hand out harsh sentences, especially death by hanging. A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... Suicide by hanging. ...
Judge Phantly Roy Bean (c. ... Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie (9 May 1819 – 11 June 1894) was a British-born Canadian judge who served as a judge in the colony of British Columbia prior to its merger with colony of Vancouver Island, and, following confederation, as Chief Justice for the province of British Columbia. ... George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys Bt (May 15, 1645 – April 18, 1689), better known as The Hanging Judge, became notorious during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor (and serving as Lord High Steward in certain instances). ... Manila (Tagalog: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines and the premier Christian city of Asia. ... Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 – November 17, 1896) served as a U.S. District Court judge presiding over the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas for twenty-one years. ... Judge Parker is a soap opera-style comic strip created by Nicholas P. Dallis. ... Ayatollah Sadeq Khalkhali was known as the Hanging Judge to many for his involvement in many executions in the early days of the Iranian revolution of 1979. ... Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (December 9, 1900 – March 24, 1995) was a British biochemist and pre-eminent authority on the history of Chinese science. ...
Hangings in antebellum America were local community events in which residents were taught important societal lessons, including the perils of a life of crime and the power of the authorities.
Hanging is the common method of execution in capital punishment cases in Japan, at present there are 88 people reported to be on death row in Japan.
The last public hanging legally conducted in the United States (and also the last public execution in the United States) was that of Rainey Bethea, who was publicly hanged on August 14, 1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky.
He is remembered today as the legitimate "HangingJudge" of the American Old West (Texas saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace Roy Bean is often incorrectly considered a "HangingJudge" as well).
Judge Parker is depicted in the Charles Portis novel True Grit, which spawned two movies starring John Wayne as a marshal for Parker's court.
Hang 'Em High's depiction of the judge character is distinctly different from True Grit, in that the judge is a central character and emphasis is placed on his motivations.
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