SJS
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The SJS or Special Judicial Squad, in the fictional Judge Dredd universe created by 2000 AD, are sometimes referred to as the Judges of the Judges. They could be considered comparable to an internal affairs division, with significant secret police attributes as well.
The SJS is despised by other Judges due to their extreme methods, which include random searches and the torture of Judges during interrogations. Insane Judge Cal controlled the SJS prior to his series of assassinations which gained him the position of Chief Judge, further enhancing their notoriety. As head of SJS, Cal was able to blackmail numerous corrupt judges into helping him, instead of arresting them, so that he had plenty of allies to assist him in his coup d'etat. This evidence eventually came to light over twenty years later, by which time many of Cal's subverted judges had been promoted to very senior positions in the Justice Department, and there were several arrests.
Following Cal's death Judge McGruder was entrusted with the responsibility of leading the SJS and restoring its integrity. Since then the SJS has produced two more chief judges, including McGruder herself. As of 2128 the present head of the SJS is Judge Buell, who was appointed in 2122. His deputy is Judge Garcia. Its headquarters is based inside the Statue of Judgement; ironically Cal fell to his death from the top of the statue.
The SJS apparently spends much of its time making trouble. The department has a serious problem with corruption and its members going on power trips.
[edit] Heads of SJS
(This list is incomplete.)
- Judge Cal ????–2101
- Judge McGruder 2101–2104
- Judge Niles 2112–2122
- Judge Buell 2122–present (as of October 2006)
[edit] Deputy Heads of SJS
(This list is incomplete.)
- Judge Muncie ????–2122
- Judge Garcia 2122–present (as of October 2006)
