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Encyclopedia > Judge Niles

Judge Rog Niles is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in British comic 2000 AD. He is the current head of the Public Surveillance Unit (PSU). Before that he was head of the Special Judicial Squad (SJS) for ten years. This article is about the the comic-book character. ... Cover of the first issue of 2000 AD, 26 February 1977. ... The Public Surveillance Unit or PSU is a fictional institution in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. It was introduced in prog 959. ... The SJS or Special Judicial Service, in the fictional Judge Dredd universe created by 2000 AD, are sometimes referred to as the Judges of the Judges. ...

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Head of SJS

Judge Niles was already an experienced judge by the time he was appointed head of the SJS - Justice Department's internal affairs department - by Chief Judge McGruder in 2112. In that role he was responsible for ensuring that all of Mega-City One's judges met the highest standards of behaviour, competence and judgement. Yet when the Chief Judge herself began to exhibit increasingly poor judgement and erratic behaviour, he was powerless to intervene by himself, as by abolishing the Council of Five in 2112 she had removed the only constitutional way of holding her to account. Instead he was forced to resort to underhand means. In 2116 he conspired with Judge Hershey and others to remove McGruder from office by force. However when the conspirators tried to recruit Judge Dredd's support, Dredd refused to cooperate, firmly declaring that he would not support a coup d'etat. Anticipating Dredd's reluctance, Niles had come prepared: he informed Dredd of the location of a secret research facility in which McGruder was covertly developing a new production line of robot judges. Niles knew that Dredd believed the robot judge programme to be strong evidence of McGruder's deteriorating judgement, and that Dredd thought that the programme had been discontinued. Once Dredd had discovered the truth, Dredd agreed to join Niles and the others in a delegation to demand the Chief Judge's resignation. Although this step failed badly, it nevertheless set in motion a long chain of events which eventually did result in McGruder's resignation. In this indirect way Niles was therefore instrumental in bringing about McGruder's departure from office. 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... 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. ... 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. ... The Council of Five is a fictional legislative body in the Judge Dredd universe. ... 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... This article is about the the comic-book character. ...

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Council of Five

When McGruder resigned there was no Council of Five to chose a new chief judge. She therefore appointed an Interim Council of three judges to oversee the transition of power. Niles was a member of this council, and when the new chief judge was elected he appointed Niles to the new Council of Five. Niles himself had declined to run for the city's highest office.


In the following year (2117) Niles was the only judge on the Council to vote against Chief Judge Volt's sweeping political reforms. However Volt kept him on the Council. Chief Judge Hadrian Volt is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2116 and 2121. ...

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Head of PSU

In 2122 Niles handed new Chief Judge Hershey evidence which implicated Judge Edgar, the head of the PSU, in serious crimes. Hershey immediately had Edgar arrested, and appointed Niles to replace her as head of PSU. However after the Council of Five heard Edgar speak in her defence, Niles joined the majority in voting for her acquittal. Nevertheless, she was not reinstated as head of PSU, where Niles remains in charge to this day (as of October 2006/2128). Judge Edgar (painted by John Burns) Judge Jura Edgar is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. She was the head of the Public Surveillance Unit from 2100 to 2122, and then the governor of a prison farm in the Cursed Earth. ... In criminal law, an acquittal is the legal result of a verdict of not guilty, or some similar end of the proceeding that terminates it with prejudice without a verdict of guilty being entered against the accused. ...


Invited by Hershey to nominate his successor as head of SJS, Niles chose Judge Buell, and his recommendation was accepted. Since 2122 Niles has been the longest-serving incumbent member of the Council, and thus presumably the most senior judge after Hershey. (However it has never been stated in the comic strip whether he has been appointed deputy chief judge.) As head of the Public Surveillance Unit he is one of the most powerful men in Mega-City One, as he has detailed information on everyone in the city and almost everything that happens. Fortunately, he has always been loyal to the chief judge, and Judge Dredd has usually been able to count on him for support. // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... 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. ...

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Trivia

  • Niles is the third black man in the comic strip to gain a seat on the Council of Five, the others being Judge Quimby (2101-2104) and Chief Judge Silver (2108-2112).
  • He first appeared in prog 706.
Preceded by:
Unknown, eventually Judge McGruder		 Head of SJS
2112–2122		 Succeeded by:
Judge Buell
Preceded by:
Judge Edgar		 Head of PSU
2122–present		 Succeeded by:
Incumbent
Preceded by:
Judge McGruder		 Ruler of Mega-City One
2116
(with Judge Hershey
and Judge Shenker)		 Succeeded by:
Judge Volt
(with Council of Five)


Chief Judge Thomas Silver was chief judge (2108 to 2112) of the fictional city of Mega-City One in the Judge Dredd comic strip. ... 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. ... The SJS or Special Judicial Service, in the fictional Judge Dredd universe created by 2000 AD, are sometimes referred to as the Judges of the Judges. ... Judge Arthur Buell is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in British comic 2000 AD. He is the current head of the Special Judicial Squad, the Internal Affairs division of the Judges of Mega-City One. ... Judge Edgar (painted by John Burns) Judge Jura Edgar is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. She was the head of the Public Surveillance Unit from 2100 to 2122, and then the governor of a prison farm in the Cursed Earth. ... The Public Surveillance Unit or PSU is a fictional institution in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. It was introduced in prog 959. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... 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. ... 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... Chief Judge Hadrian Volt is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2116 and 2121. ... The Council of Five is a fictional legislative body in the Judge Dredd universe. ...

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Other: Detective-Judge Armitage • Johnny Woo • Devlin Waugh • Shimura This article is about the the comic-book character. ... 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... This article is about the the comic-book character. ... 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 Arthur Buell is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in British comic 2000 AD. He is the current head of the Special Judicial Squad, the Internal Affairs division of the Judges of Mega-City One. ... Galen DeMarco is a fictional character in the world of Judge Dredd. ... Judge Edgar (painted by John Burns) Judge Jura Edgar is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. She was the head of the Public Surveillance Unit from 2100 to 2122, and then the governor of a prison farm in the Cursed Earth. ... Chief Judge Eustace Fargo is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd universe. ... Judge Dredd Megazine cover for the What ever happened to? issue about the Giant family, by Cliff Robinson. ... Judge Goodman is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the comic book 2000 AD. Goodman succeeded Cheif Judge Fargo as Chief Judge of Mega-City One shortly after the Atomic Wars of 2070 and was well liked by his people. ... Judge Grice in his chief judges uniform (painted by Carlos Ezquerra) Judge Grice was a fictional character in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. Created in 1990 by John Wagner and Steve Dillon, Grice later had his own spin-off series, Purgatory (1993) by Mark Millar and... 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 Guthrie is a fictitional character from Judge Dredd. ... 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 Judy Janus is a fictional character, a Judge within Mega-City Ones Justice Departments PSI Division. ... 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. ... Chief Judge Thomas Silver was chief judge (2108 to 2112) of the fictional city of Mega-City One in the Judge Dredd comic strip. ... Chief Judge Hadrian Volt is a fictional character from the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD. He was chief judge of Mega-City One between 2116 and 2121. ... Detective-Judge Armitage is a fictional Judge in the Judge Dredd setting. ... Johnny Woo is a fictional character appearing in 2000 AD and then in Judge Dredd Megazine. ... Devlin Waugh is a fictional comics character in the 2000 AD and Judge Dredd megazine. ... Inspector Shimura is a Japanese Judge (a combination of policeman, judge and executioner) in Hondo-Cit, a futuristic version of Tokyo, in a long-running comic strip in the British science fiction anthology, the Judge Dredd Megazine. ...

Villains: Angel Gang • President Booth • Judge Cal • Dark Judges • Judge Death • Kleggs • Morton Judd • Judge Kraken • Mean Machine Angel • Sov Judge Orlok • Rico Dredd • Shojun the Warlord
Characters: Chopper • Vienna Dredd • Fergee • Minor Characters • Yassa Povey • Otto Sump • Walter the Wobot
Storylines: "America" • "Apocalypse War" • "Block Mania" • "City of the Damned" • "The Cursed Earth" • "The Dead Man" • "Democracy" • "Judge Child" • "Judgement Day" • "Judgement on Gotham" • "Necropolis" • "Origins" • "The Robot Wars"
Spin-offs: Banzai Battalion • Low Life • Red Razors • The Simping Detective
Crossovers: "Judgement Day" • "Judgement on Gotham"
Locations: Academy of Law • Brit-Cit • Ciudad Barranquilla • Cursed Earth • East Meg One • Grand Hall of Justice • Hondo City • Mega-City One • Mega-City Two • Pan-Africa • Statue of Judgement • Undercity
Other media: Judge Dredd film • Dredd vs, Death computer game • Judge Dredd role-playing game
Publications: 2000 AD • Dice Man • Judge Dredd Megazine • Zarjaz
Miscellaneous: 2000 AD crossovers • 2000 AD glossary • Atomic Wars • Chief Judge of Mega-City One • City Block • Council of Five • Diktatorat • Lawgiver • Long Walk • Mayor of Mega-City One • Psi Division • Public Surveillance Unit • SJS • Sky-surfer • Technology


 

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