Judcial Order

[Judge Logan]

Judicial Order

Lady Justice is depicted with a set of scales typically suspended from her right hand, upon which she measures the strengths of a case's support and opposition. She carries a double-edged sword in her left hand, symbolizing the power of Reason and Justice, which may be wielded either for or against any party. The blindfold represents objectivity, in that justice is or should be meted out objectively, without fear or favor, regardless of identity, money, power, or weakness; blind justice and impartial.

The Judicial Order serve Lady Justice. We are the sword of her strong right arm and our ultimate goal is to have her stand on every world ensuring pauper and king will be treated fairly at all times and in all things'€¦'€¦We are the Judges.

In the aftermath of the first Nomad war the Sirius cluster had become Balkanized worse than it ever had before. Instead of one great power fighting the Nomad incursion, or even the four great houses standing together, now there were dozens of tiny states fighting each other, the Nomads, the four houses, and anything and everyone. The economy sank as inter-space transports and traders were routinely attacked, captured or destroyed by tiny powers seeking to increase their resources. Only strongly escorted convoys could get through, robbing military resources needed for Cluster defense. Wars erupted between the great houses showing no end in sight as their fleets battle year after year, and the people die. Many leaders of the major and minor powers would not risk cooperate and potential losing face. Even those wishing for peace could dare not seek it to prevent appearing weak or vulnerable to attack.

It was evident that something was needed to be done.
 

Out of this chaos on a small number of worlds there evolved the Judges. They were men and women tired of war and devoted to peace. Over the years they gathered in Coronado and built a great station in secret called Tannhauser Gate. People of peace are generally people of science and at their base they developed the following ships:

Judicial Pocket Battleship/Magistrate class (design under development)
Judicial Cruiser/ Litigation class (design under development)
Judicial Gunboat/Conviction class (design under development)
Judicial Bomber/Verdict class (design under development)
Judicial VHF/Bailiff class (design under development)
Judicial HF/Plaintiff class (design under development)
Judicial LF/Felony (design under development)

for use by the Judges in the completion of their mission. The resource rich debris clouds in the Coronado system allowed the construction of these ships

They sought others of like mind in Liberty space and have slowly forged the group that are now the Judges. They began for the first time, the novel concept of actually training themselves for the task ahead. They were Judges in the classic sense since they are trained in law. They are also trained in combat, from basic flight maneuver to advanced group tactics. Training is hard and the loss rate is high, but those who completed training are highly capable combat pilots and more importantly, a competent Judge. It is a dangerous and risky thing to place all that authority in one person, but these are dangerous and risky times. The Judges try to speak to the various states in Sirius to negotiate free passage and docking privilege within their borders. In return the Judges respect the laws of that state and bring order and justice as allowed by that state and our mission statement. Judges are always available to act as mediators in peace talks between any two or more powers at any time.

Judicial Tag:

'€¢ Can fulfill Bounty contracts and escort other vessels.
'€¢ May not engage in piracy.
'€¢ May not partake in actions that involve piracy.
'€¢ May only be allowed by official members of the Judges faction.
'€¢ Allowed ships Fighters, Bombers, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats, Cruisers, Battleships.

Judicial Mission Statement

'€¢ Judges seek to bring Justice to all the worlds of Sirius through respect for local laws and respect of Sirius cluster long held believes in the ancient laws of man.

'€¢ Judges are no societies'€™ enemy. We seek alliances with all factions asking patrol and docking privilege in their space. When in Outcast space we respect Outcast law. When in Corsair space we respect Corsair law. In Liberty space we respect Liberty law. We have no affiliations outside of our treaties of passage. We have no resentment towards anyone.

'€¢ Judges are men and women of high honor showing strong moral character and adherence to ethical principles. They can and have been invited to pass Judgment on systems local affairs with the certain knowledge that they will judge on the evidence and merits of the case. They do this only with permission of local authorities.

'€¢ Judges show integrity as a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes. Each is trained and the training never ends to insure the integrity of the Judges.

 

Judicial Ranks

Supreme Judge:

Supreme Judge Logan

The Supreme Judge is the Chief Magistrate of the Judicial Order. He or she leads the Judges and is responsible for them. The Supreme Judge also makes sure the Judges maintain their high standards of training, decorum and diplomacy at all times.

Senior Judge:

Senior Judge Douglas
Senior Judge Yohance

The Senior Judge takes care of day to day items that come up needed to ensure the Judicial Order flows smoothly. He or she provides for the training of cadets and Judges in the Judicial Academy and provides guidance to the Judges as directed by the Supreme Judge.

Judge:

Judge Cutter
Judge Hans von Goeben
Judge Kye
Judge Leam
Judge Wolf
Judge Viking

The Judges perform the duties as outlined in the Mission Statement and as directed by their Senior Judge. They maintain their readiness through a continuing training program.

 
Cadet:

Cadet Alpha
Cadet Bellck
Cadet Sev

The cadets of the Judicial Order are students going through training to become a Judge. Training covers such diverse subjects as Basic Flight, Ethics and Law, Basic combat, Diplomacy, Advanced combat, International Law and Debate. As students they are under the direct control of the local Judge at all times. Senior Cadets are Cadets with greater than 50% of training completed. They are allowed solo missions and to direct other Cadets as required.

OOC description of activities:

We mainly operate out of Newark in the Manhattan system of Liberty space as that is the area of highest population density which helps with our recruitment. We have existed since January 2012 on this server and currently have twelve members (including cadets). Because we do train and train hard, our group is remarkably focused and capable. We are neutral and while not yet fully trusted by many, we are at least known to many groups and have treaties or more often '€œunderstandings'€ with Liberty Navy, Hells Legion through the NTZ treaty, Colonials, NTZ and the Kusari Chogun to provide training for the Chogun'€™s pilots. We seek to enlarge this group of '€œunderstandings'€ with many more Cluster groups in the years ahead. We are at war with no one and wish to continue that. We are Peacekeepers.

Judical stories can be found here:

Judge Tails

Armageddon

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