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Judge (or street judge) is a title held by several significant characters in ''Judge Dredd'' and other series which appear in the British comics ''2000 AD'' and ''Judge Dredd Megazine''. 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. Since they overthrew the U.S. Constitution in 2070, Judges have also held supreme political power in Mega-City One. Collectively they are known as the Justice Department. ==Overview== In the comic strip, Judges are the product of many years' training and psychological conditioning. Training, which takes place in the Academy of Law, generally begins at age five.〔''2000 AD'' prog 522〕 The Judges recruit promising children, and grow their own clones. Judge Dredd is himself a clone of the Judges' founder, Chief Judge Fargo.〔''2000 AD'' prog 552〕 The Judges themselves are not above the law – a violation that would earn a citizen a few months in an Iso()-Cube earns a Judge a twenty-year sentence of hard labor on Saturn's moon, Titan, after surgical modification to enable the convict to survive Titan's atmosphere.〔''2000 AD'' prog 30〕 For most of the strip's history, the Judges are led by a Chief Judge and a Council of Five.〔''2000 AD'' prog 86〕 The Judges have their own domestic intelligence division (the Public Surveillance Unit),〔''2000 AD'' prog 959〕 and their own medical facilities. There are a number of specialist divisions within the Judges, notably Psi Division, which consists of psychic judges used to predict the future and read minds, and Tek Division, made of forensic scientists and engineers. The SJS (Special Judicial Squad) monitor and police the Judges internally.〔 In the ''Judge Dredd'' future history, the Judge System originated in the United States (see History of Mega-City One), but spread around the world. In most of these nations the Judges control all aspects of the government; but differ in customs: the Judges of Ireland, for example, are allowed to drink and smoke, or be married,〔''2000 AD'' progs 727-732〕 whereas MC-1 Judges have virtually no private life.〔''2000 AD'' progs 461-463, 755〕 Corruption is endemic amongst the Judges of Brit-Cit, and bribery is often essential to progress through the ranks.〔"Judge Dredd: Deathmasques," Dave Stone, 1993. ISBN 0-352-32873-8〕 Block Judges (Judges assigned to a particular cityblock) also hear civil cases in each City Block, where they try compensation claims, libel, slander, divorce, alimony, and small claims matters.〔''2000 AD'' prog 1284〕 Notable Judges appearing in the series include Judge Anderson (of Psi Division), Judge Hershey, Judge Kraken, Judge Giant, and the eponymous Judge Dredd. 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「Judge (2000 AD)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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