Chief Judge Griffin is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2101 and 2104. Judge Dredd (Joseph Dredd or Joe Dredd) is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazines longest running (having been featured there since its second issue in 1977). ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... The Chief Judge of Mega-City One is dictator and head of state of the fictional future city of around 400 million people in 22nd-century America. ... 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. ...
Before becoming chief judge he was Principal of the Academy of Law, and personally trained whole generations of the city's judges, including Judge Dredd. He was foremost among Dredd's band of resistance fighters against the insane tyrant Chief Judge Cal who had usurped control of the city. Following Cal's death, Dredd was the unanimous choice of the judges for the office of chief judge, but Dredd declined and nominated his old mentor Griffin instead. A principal is the chief administrator in an elementary school, secondary school, or high school. ... The Academy of Law is a fictional place of learning appearing in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. The Academy of Law is where the Judges of Mega-City One are trained. ... 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... Chief Judge Cal is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was loosely based on the real life Roman Emperor Caligula, who was insane. ...
Griffin was leader of his city during its peak, and proved to be a capable ruler. However his term of office sadly proved to be a short one. Early in the Apocalypse War of 2104 he was captured by the enemy and brainwashed, to be used as a puppet quisling leader for propaganda purposes, to encourage the surrender of the war-weary population. Since a rescue operation would have been impossible, Dredd found it necessary to assassinate him instead. ... Look up Quisling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Quisling is the surname of Vidkun Quisling the leader of the Norwegian fascist party Nasjonal Samling (NS) and a staunch ally of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was executed by firing squad for his crimes. ...
He was succeeded by Judge McGruder. Judge Evelyn McGruder is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. She was first female Chief Judge of Mega-City One, and the first Judge to become Chief Judge twice. ...
JudgeGriffin was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals (Third District) in 1988 and reelected to the Court of Appeals in 1996 (Fourth District).
JudgeGriffin was born in Traverse City and is a life-long resident of Michigan.
JudgeGriffin is a past chairman of the Yellow Ribbon committee welcoming troops home from Desert Storm, past chairman of the Long Lake Township Building Authority, and a former ambassador to the National Cherry Festival.
Richard Allen Griffin is a Judge of the Michigan Court of Appeals.
JudgeGriffin received his bachelor of arts, magna cum laude, from Western Michigan University Honors College in 1973 and received his juris doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 1977.
In November, 1988, JudgeGriffin was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals (Third District).
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