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The Council of Five is a legislature and court in the ''Judge Dredd'' comic strip appearing in ''2000 AD''. It first appeared in ''2000 AD'' prog 86 (1978), when it was said to simply be a court for senior judges: "a council of five." When it appeared again in prog 182 (1980), it was then said to be the governing body of Mega-City One. The Council is the highest lawmaking body of Mega-City One and has sovereign power. It is also the court which tries Mega-City judges who are accused of breaking the law. A unanimous verdict is required to convict.〔''2000 AD'' #86〕 Members of the Council are appointed or dismissed by the chief judge,〔''2000 AD'' #457〕 currently (as of January 2015) Barbara Hershey.〔''2000 AD'' #1693〕 Originally the chief judge chaired council meetings and had the right of veto, and if the offices of chief judge and deputy chief judge were both vacant, the Council chose the new chief judge from among their number.〔 However in the 1995 story "The Decision," set in 2117, the constitution was changed, so that the chief judge is no longer a member of the Council but is now separate (it is not clear whether the chief judge's veto was preserved); however the chief judge will usually still attend meetings.〔''2000 AD'' #957 and 1545〕 The deputy chief judge (if one has been appointed) now chairs meetings, unless the chief judge is present.〔''2000 AD'' #1545 and ''Judge Dredd Megazine'' vol. 3 #53〕 The appointment of a deputy chief judge must have the consent of the Council.〔''2000 AD'' prog 1649〕 The chief judge is now elected by up to 1,200 senior judges, instead of being chosen by the Council.〔''2000 AD'' #1628〕 (''See also the Chief Judge article for additional details.'') The Council was created by Judge Goodman when he became chief judge in 2057, initially as a guiding committee.〔''2000 AD'' #1515〕 In 2112, Chief Judge McGruder suspended the Council and ruled alone.〔''2000 AD'' #706〕 The Council was reinstated in 2116 by her successor, Judge Volt.〔''2000 AD'' #916 and 957〕 Judge Dredd himself always declined a seat on the Council for most of his career, although he sat temporarily in a vacant seat for the trial of Judge Edgar in 2122, to make up a quorum.〔''2000 AD'' #1179〕 However in the last episode of "Tour of Duty" (2010; set in 2132) Dredd finally consented to a permanent appointment, only because Chief Judge Francisco insisted.〔 When Francisco resigned two years later, Dredd announced that he was leaving the Council, and advised the other councillors to do so as well, in order to give incoming Chief Judge Hershey a fresh start.〔''2000 AD'' #1789〕 However Hershey kept them on her "interim council."〔''2000 AD'' #1803〕 ==The Council in 2070== ''Origins'' episode 12 (2006) showed the Council just before the Atomic Wars broke out, in 2070.〔''2000 AD'' #1516〕 This is the oldest depicted Council of Five. The members shown were Arlow, Johanssen, Lowther, Judd, and Solomon. The first three have only appeared in that issue. The Chief Judge was not a member of the Council, but attended meetings. It is not known when this arrangement was changed to have the chief judge as a member of the Council, which had happened by 2101 (as seen in prog 86). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Council of Five」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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