Judge Goodman

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Chief Judge Clarence Goodman is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd stories published in the British comic 2000 AD.

Goodman became Chief Judge of Mega-City One in 2057, and immediately created the Council of Five to assist him. He became head of state in 2070 when President Robert L. Booth was deposed. Goodman was well liked by his people. The years that followed the devastating Atomic Wars of 2070 saw the establishment of a firm but stable new government, yet there were two major crises during Goodman's time in power. The first of these was the outbreak of civil war between Mega-Cities One and Three, when the third city declared full independence and renamed itself Texas City. With the Cursed Earth a near impenetrable barrier between the cities, Goodman eventually conceded that the civil war was futile and - in a move not entirely popular with all of his colleagues - he recognised Texas City's independence status.

The second crisis came when the robots of Mega-City One rebelled against their masters and the Robot War claimed millions of lives. The Chief Judge had previously clashed with Judge Dredd on the issue of banning highly intelligent robots and when he refused to do this Dredd actually resigned. The advent of the robots' rebellion saw Goodman change his mind extremely fast and Judge Dredd took up his badge once more to put down the revolt. The Chief Judge knew just how much the city owed Dredd and how much it depended on him, so when he was forced to convict Judge Dredd of murder after he was framed by Deputy Chief Judge Cal, Goodman found it very hard to come to terms with his decision. Even after Judge Dredd had demonstrated his innocence, the Chief Judge was a broken man and Cal was free to plot his demise.

His reign finally came to an end when he was murdered on the orders of his own Deputy in 2101.

[edit] Appearances

Judge Goodman first appeared in Prog 2 of 2000 AD and died in Prog 89.

[edit] Succession

Main article: Judge Solomon

There used to be some controversy among fans as to whether Goodman succeeded Chief Judge Fargo directly, or whether Judge Solomon served in between. This was eventually settled by the story "Origins" in 2006. He was followed by his deputy, Judge Cal.

Preceded by: Judge Solomon

Chief Judge of Mega-City One 2057–2101

Succeeded by: Judge Cal

[edit] External link

• Judge Goodman's official 2000 ad profile

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