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Chief Judge Barbara Hershey was originally Dredd's sidekick during the Judge Child saga. Over time, she went from Council of Five member to becoming the tenth Chief Judge of Mega-City One. She lost her position as Chief Judge to Dan Francisco, though regained it after the events of Chaos Day.
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Judge Hershey is the current Chief Judge and youngest to ever hold that title. Hershey first appeared in the Judge Child Quest starting out as a Judge just out of the Academy and quickly rose in ranks, going trough as a member of the Council of Five, Deputy Chief Judge and finally the Chief...
Barbara Lynn Herzstein, better known as Barbara Hershey (born February 5, 1948), is an American actress. In a career spanning more than 50 years, she has played a variety of roles on television and in cinema in several genres, including westerns and comedies.
Judge Barbara Hershey first appeared in The Judge Child in 1980, in an episode written by John Wagner and drawn by Brian Bolland. For nearly two decades she regularly appeared as Dredd's junior colleague, before being promoted to become his superior in 1999; she was chief judge twice.
- Dangerous debut (1980) Shortly after graduating from the Academy of Law at the age eighteen, Hershey joined Judge Dredd on a deep-space mission to retrieve the Judge Child, Owen Krysler, from the clutches of the Angel Gang.
- Battling The Fink (1981) Although hardened by her experiences in space, even Hershey struggled to take down The Fink, the murderous mutant brother of the Angel Gang who sought revenge on the Judges responsible for the death of his family.
- Hershey the Vampire (1984) Vampire Hershey? It happened! Four years after Dredd spared Krysler’s life, Dredd and Psi Judge Anderson travelled to the future to investigate a prediction of a calamity that would destroy the city.
- Appointed to the Council of Five (1986) After the attack of The Warlord (2000 AD Progs 451-455), Chief Judge McGruder resigned her position, creating a power vacuum that was filled by Chief Judge Thomas Silver.
Oct 23, 2023 · Hershey left her role as Chief Judge a few years ago now and the position was seamlessly taken over by Chief Judge Logan. That's how the system works.
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Chief Judge Barbara Hershey is a fictional character in the Judge Dredd series that appears in British comic 2000 AD. For nearly two decades she regularly appeared as Dredd's junior colleague, before being promoted to become his superior in 1999.
