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Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of "Judge" combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for criminals to be tried and sentenced on the spot. Luna 1 Justice Department=hiddenStructure style=vertical-align: top; This article is about the comic-book character Judge Dredd. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... 2000 AD logo 2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. ... A future history is a postulated history of the future that some science fiction authors construct as a common background for some of their stories. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... Police forces are government organizations charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. ...


The Judges themselves are not above the law -- a violation that would earn a citizen a few months in an Iso-Cube would get a Judge a twenty-year sentence, to be served at hard labor on Saturn's moon, Titan, after modification to enable the convict to survive outside there without needing an expensive space suit. Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 140 kPa Hydrogen >93% Helium >5% Methane 0. ... Atmospheric characteristics Pressure 146. ... Apollo 15 space suit A spacesuit is a complex system of garments, equipment, and environmental systems designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space. ...


In the Judge Dredd future history, the Judge system originated in the United States (see History of Mega-City One and Mega-City One), but spread to other countries around the world. In most of these nations the Judges also control all aspects of the government. A future history is a postulated history of the future that some science fiction authors construct as a common background for some of their stories. ... This article contains a chronological history of the fictional city of Mega-City One, featured in the Judge Dredd stories. ... Mega-City One is a huge fictional city covering much of what is now the Eastern United States in the Judge Dredd comic book series. ...


Notable Judges appearing in the series include Judge Anderson, Judge Hershey, Judge Kraken, Judge Giant and the eponymous Judge Dredd. Judge Cassandra Anderson, created by writer John Wagner and artist Brian Bolland in 1980, is a fictional character that started as a supporting character in the comic strip Judge Dredd of 2000 AD and eventually rose in prominence and became the star of her own strip, which is entitled Anderson... Judge Barbara Hershey is a fictional character, part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Shortly after her graduation from the Academy of Law, Judge Hershey was the surprise choice to join the crew of the Justice 1... Judge Kraken is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip featured in the long-running UK comic 2000 AD. Kraken was originally one of the Judda, a tribe of rogue clones of Chief Judge Fargo created by the renegade Judge Morton Judd and based beneath Ayers Rock in... Luna 1 Justice Department=hiddenStructure style=vertical-align: top; This article is about the comic-book character Judge Dredd. ...


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judge - definition of judge in Encyclopedia (744 words)
A judge can also be simply a qualified person who evaluates and passes judgement on anything; for example, a judge at a county fair might award prizes to the best cattle or best home-made jam; a judge at a dog show determines which of several dogs best meets the standards for the breed.
Judges are considered to be the leaders of one of the three branches of government, the judiciary.
Judges of courts of limited jurisdiction (such as bankruptcy courts or juvenile courts) were sometimes known officially as "referees," but this usage seems to be declining.
Judge (2000 AD) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (232 words)
Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD.
In the fictional future history of the series, the role of "Judge" combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for criminals to be tried and sentenced on the spot.
The Judges themselves are not above the law -- a violation that would earn a citizen a few months in an Iso-Cube would get a Judge a twenty-year sentence, to be served at hard labor on Saturn's moon, Titan, after modification to enable the convict to survive outside there without needing an expensive space suit.
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