Judge's Bio
ABOUT YOU
[NAME:] Cameron
[LJ HANDLE:] Wyborn
[CONTACT INFO:] Email: Wyborn@aol.com, AIM: Wyborn, MSN: Khuutra@hotmail.com
[HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GS4? (IT'S OKAY IF THE ANSWER IS "NOTHING")] I've played the demo, but that's it. I'm joining based on confidence that I can avoid spoilers for two weeks.
[HOW MUCH RP-ING HAVE YOU DONE?] I've been RPing for the last thirteen years or so. I was into heavy chat RPing from early 1995-early 2000, and from midway through 2000-a few months ago I was doing a lot of prose-based roleplaying on a message board, focusing on original stories and continuity between different scenarios.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER YOU WANT
[NAME:] The Judge
[AGE:] Exact age unknown, but senior to pretty much every other character except maybe Bruto Cadaverini
[GENDER:] Male
[STATUS:] Widower
[SEXUALITY:] Heterosexual (and with an eye for the pretty young things)
[FRIENDS:] Damon Gant: The Judge has known Damon Gant for an indeterminate length of time, though their level of familiarity suggests they've been good friends for more than two decades. That friendship quickly evaporated, at least from the perspective of the Judge, when Gant's criminal activities were brought to light. Communication between them has largely ceased, to the Judge's occasional chagrin.
The police department/prosecutor's offfice: The Judge is not close with anyone in the department or any of the prosecutors, but he does his best to keep a healthy working relationship with the institutions.
Phoenix Wright: Though he Judge doesn't know Phoenix in any personal capacity, he's presided over most of the attorney's cases and his respect has grown alongside Wright's capabilities as a lawyer. Regrets never talking to him outside of court.
[ENEMIES:] None, really. Maybe.... injustice? The Judge is paranoid but extremely likable; he's often bullied, but he does not hold grudges. Most of he people he puts away tend to blame the prosecutors (or Phoenix Wright), so there's no real awareness of enemies on his part.
[OCCUPATION:] Judge presiding over more or less every high profile case in his district
[HOBBIES:] Swimming, reading old books, trying to get in touch with youth culture and failing, and writing terrible poetry of which he is quite proud (and to which, through his journal, the world would be exposed)
[LIKES:] Pretty women, young people, young pretty women people, the law and the upholding of it, long swims in cold lakes, visitors, his grandchildren, his gavel, and a nice hot meal
[DISLIKES:] Bullies, people who lie under oath
[STRENGTHS:] A sense of justice and right so fine-tuned that he has never passed judgment in error. The Judge is also very likable, and has cultivated the impression that he may be going senile, to the point that he is rarely or never held directly responsible for the judgments that he passes. Clear-headed, in spite of appearances.
[WEAKNESSES:] Is very easily bullied, and tends to be out of touch with his surroundings. He tries to remedy this, but often goes about it wrong: he is so involved in his position as a Justice of the Peace and US law that he has neglected what would otherwise be basic venues of knowledge (like knowing what the Union Jack is). Often viewed as senile in situations where this is not advantageous. Also: gullible when lied to.
[APPEARANCE:] The Judge is chiefly characterized by his enormous, bushy white beard and his completely bald head, the former of which he cultivates and the latter of which makes him grateful his chair is higher than everyone else's. He is rarely seen outside of his robes (under which he may be wearing shockingly little) so his body image isn't well-known, but years of swimming have made him rather fit for a man his age. He prefers to wear nice suits when not in court, though again these occasions are rare.
[PERSONALITY:] The Judge can best be described as jovial when he presents himself to other people. He loves a good joke, loves participating in them because it makes him feel closer to people from whom he is removed by necessity of his position of impartiality. He is very trusting and gullible and absent-minded, but when he is serious he calls to mind the qualities of a judge: he ignores his personal feelings and becomes a brick wall of reason who is impossible to reason away from the facts. He tries to connect with people whenever possible, but tends to be spurned either due to his unique position or the unavoidable generational gap. He is of a goofy sort, but every once in a while he shows an iron will that borders on unbreakable, and his greatest passion is for justice. Justice and not being hit by the damned prosecutors.
[BACKGROUND:] The Judge was born out in the country, in one of his county's last log cabins. He grew up in a small family who were never very well-to-do, and his parents always pushed him towards law so that he might make a better life for himself. He took to the subject, and just after his brother was born he went to the big city to get his law degree.
In law school he met his only sweetheart, who he would eventually marry and start a family with. The two of them were very much in love, but kept their personal and privae lives separate as much as possible: against the advice of friends and family, the two of them continued to see each other while he went to work in the district attorney's office and she went to work in the office of a prominent defense attorney. Terrified by the idea of facing his lover in court and being wrong about a man he got convicted, the Judge turned his natural eye for detail towards every case that came his way. His preternatural talent at discerning the truth based on evidence made him one of the only prosecutors in the history of the office who could turn down cases based on evidence and get away with it. His reputation eventually became so great that the district would drop cases based on his say-so, and defendants would plead guilty rather than face him in court when he was assured of their guilt. He still worked for the DA, but in effect he was the head of the office, and he became widely known as "The Judge" before he ever thought about putting on the robes.
The Judge's rise to small-time fame put no particular stress on his relationship: in fact, after the two were married, his wife told him that his ability to see the truth in a situation meant he was destined for much greater things. With her support he did not try for the office of District Attorney, instead going straight for the position of Judge, to which he was easily elected. It was during his first tenure that he became familiar with the reputations of a young up-and-coming police officer named Damon Gan, as well as a prosecutor named Manfred von Karma. He would not actually meet either of them for several years; his wife did not like their reputations, and as such he never sought them out.
The Judge and his wife raised a family and were very happy together for a long time. They had wanted to grow old together, but shortly after her sixtieth birthday his wife died quietly of heart failure. He did not allow himself to grieve fr long: he placed her picture on his nightstand and committed himself to the work they both loved. It was during this period that he met Damon Gant, who was at the time working as a police detecive, and the two became fast friends thanks to their shared sense of justice. With his house so empty, the Judge found himself looking forward to his occasional lunches with the detective, who also got him into physical exercise in order to improve his health.
As time passed, the two of them grew apart as friends, and the Judge was left to his own devices more often. He took to reading and connecting to the people in his court room, something which his natural joviality made possible, albeit awkward. Over the years he became as much a part of the institution of the court as the court house itself: he was not a judge, he was the judge, and the idea of electing anyone in his place approached absurdity. Over time, though, he has found that this removed him further and further from the people he sought to protect: everyone had forgotten his name. He found this didn't really upset him as much as it would have when it was younger: he made up a series of business cards which were perfectly illegible, just to keep people in the dark. Over time, he convinced the bailiff to introduce him to the court simply as "The Judge" rather than by his name.
After Damon Gant's criminal activities were brought to light, the Judge was more saddened by the fall of a formerly great man than he was the loss of a friend. In time, though, he began to miss having company over, and he still went swimming every time he could. More than once he had invited his brother, as a bonding opportunity more than for the exercise, but he was always turned down for one reason or another. And, ultimately, that was fine. He would have preferred visitors in his big, empty house....but then, that was a big part of going to court, too.
[NAME:] Cameron
[LJ HANDLE:] Wyborn
[CONTACT INFO:] Email: Wyborn@aol.com, AIM: Wyborn, MSN: Khuutra@hotmail.com
[HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GS4? (IT'S OKAY IF THE ANSWER IS "NOTHING")] I've played the demo, but that's it. I'm joining based on confidence that I can avoid spoilers for two weeks.
[HOW MUCH RP-ING HAVE YOU DONE?] I've been RPing for the last thirteen years or so. I was into heavy chat RPing from early 1995-early 2000, and from midway through 2000-a few months ago I was doing a lot of prose-based roleplaying on a message board, focusing on original stories and continuity between different scenarios.
ABOUT THE CHARACTER YOU WANT
[NAME:] The Judge
[AGE:] Exact age unknown, but senior to pretty much every other character except maybe Bruto Cadaverini
[GENDER:] Male
[STATUS:] Widower
[SEXUALITY:] Heterosexual (and with an eye for the pretty young things)
[FRIENDS:] Damon Gant: The Judge has known Damon Gant for an indeterminate length of time, though their level of familiarity suggests they've been good friends for more than two decades. That friendship quickly evaporated, at least from the perspective of the Judge, when Gant's criminal activities were brought to light. Communication between them has largely ceased, to the Judge's occasional chagrin.
The police department/prosecutor's offfice: The Judge is not close with anyone in the department or any of the prosecutors, but he does his best to keep a healthy working relationship with the institutions.
Phoenix Wright: Though he Judge doesn't know Phoenix in any personal capacity, he's presided over most of the attorney's cases and his respect has grown alongside Wright's capabilities as a lawyer. Regrets never talking to him outside of court.
[ENEMIES:] None, really. Maybe.... injustice? The Judge is paranoid but extremely likable; he's often bullied, but he does not hold grudges. Most of he people he puts away tend to blame the prosecutors (or Phoenix Wright), so there's no real awareness of enemies on his part.
[OCCUPATION:] Judge presiding over more or less every high profile case in his district
[HOBBIES:] Swimming, reading old books, trying to get in touch with youth culture and failing, and writing terrible poetry of which he is quite proud (and to which, through his journal, the world would be exposed)
[LIKES:] Pretty women, young people, young pretty women people, the law and the upholding of it, long swims in cold lakes, visitors, his grandchildren, his gavel, and a nice hot meal
[DISLIKES:] Bullies, people who lie under oath
[STRENGTHS:] A sense of justice and right so fine-tuned that he has never passed judgment in error. The Judge is also very likable, and has cultivated the impression that he may be going senile, to the point that he is rarely or never held directly responsible for the judgments that he passes. Clear-headed, in spite of appearances.
[WEAKNESSES:] Is very easily bullied, and tends to be out of touch with his surroundings. He tries to remedy this, but often goes about it wrong: he is so involved in his position as a Justice of the Peace and US law that he has neglected what would otherwise be basic venues of knowledge (like knowing what the Union Jack is). Often viewed as senile in situations where this is not advantageous. Also: gullible when lied to.
[APPEARANCE:] The Judge is chiefly characterized by his enormous, bushy white beard and his completely bald head, the former of which he cultivates and the latter of which makes him grateful his chair is higher than everyone else's. He is rarely seen outside of his robes (under which he may be wearing shockingly little) so his body image isn't well-known, but years of swimming have made him rather fit for a man his age. He prefers to wear nice suits when not in court, though again these occasions are rare.
[PERSONALITY:] The Judge can best be described as jovial when he presents himself to other people. He loves a good joke, loves participating in them because it makes him feel closer to people from whom he is removed by necessity of his position of impartiality. He is very trusting and gullible and absent-minded, but when he is serious he calls to mind the qualities of a judge: he ignores his personal feelings and becomes a brick wall of reason who is impossible to reason away from the facts. He tries to connect with people whenever possible, but tends to be spurned either due to his unique position or the unavoidable generational gap. He is of a goofy sort, but every once in a while he shows an iron will that borders on unbreakable, and his greatest passion is for justice. Justice and not being hit by the damned prosecutors.
[BACKGROUND:] The Judge was born out in the country, in one of his county's last log cabins. He grew up in a small family who were never very well-to-do, and his parents always pushed him towards law so that he might make a better life for himself. He took to the subject, and just after his brother was born he went to the big city to get his law degree.
In law school he met his only sweetheart, who he would eventually marry and start a family with. The two of them were very much in love, but kept their personal and privae lives separate as much as possible: against the advice of friends and family, the two of them continued to see each other while he went to work in the district attorney's office and she went to work in the office of a prominent defense attorney. Terrified by the idea of facing his lover in court and being wrong about a man he got convicted, the Judge turned his natural eye for detail towards every case that came his way. His preternatural talent at discerning the truth based on evidence made him one of the only prosecutors in the history of the office who could turn down cases based on evidence and get away with it. His reputation eventually became so great that the district would drop cases based on his say-so, and defendants would plead guilty rather than face him in court when he was assured of their guilt. He still worked for the DA, but in effect he was the head of the office, and he became widely known as "The Judge" before he ever thought about putting on the robes.
The Judge's rise to small-time fame put no particular stress on his relationship: in fact, after the two were married, his wife told him that his ability to see the truth in a situation meant he was destined for much greater things. With her support he did not try for the office of District Attorney, instead going straight for the position of Judge, to which he was easily elected. It was during his first tenure that he became familiar with the reputations of a young up-and-coming police officer named Damon Gan, as well as a prosecutor named Manfred von Karma. He would not actually meet either of them for several years; his wife did not like their reputations, and as such he never sought them out.
The Judge and his wife raised a family and were very happy together for a long time. They had wanted to grow old together, but shortly after her sixtieth birthday his wife died quietly of heart failure. He did not allow himself to grieve fr long: he placed her picture on his nightstand and committed himself to the work they both loved. It was during this period that he met Damon Gant, who was at the time working as a police detecive, and the two became fast friends thanks to their shared sense of justice. With his house so empty, the Judge found himself looking forward to his occasional lunches with the detective, who also got him into physical exercise in order to improve his health.
As time passed, the two of them grew apart as friends, and the Judge was left to his own devices more often. He took to reading and connecting to the people in his court room, something which his natural joviality made possible, albeit awkward. Over the years he became as much a part of the institution of the court as the court house itself: he was not a judge, he was the judge, and the idea of electing anyone in his place approached absurdity. Over time, though, he has found that this removed him further and further from the people he sought to protect: everyone had forgotten his name. He found this didn't really upset him as much as it would have when it was younger: he made up a series of business cards which were perfectly illegible, just to keep people in the dark. Over time, he convinced the bailiff to introduce him to the court simply as "The Judge" rather than by his name.
After Damon Gant's criminal activities were brought to light, the Judge was more saddened by the fall of a formerly great man than he was the loss of a friend. In time, though, he began to miss having company over, and he still went swimming every time he could. More than once he had invited his brother, as a bonding opportunity more than for the exercise, but he was always turned down for one reason or another. And, ultimately, that was fine. He would have preferred visitors in his big, empty house....but then, that was a big part of going to court, too.