The judge presiding over Steve’s case is given little characterization beyond being a man in his mid-60s. The judge rules fairly impartially throughout the case, reining in Petrocelli when she overreaches, but he appears bored from the start of the case to its conclusion, suggesting that such cases are merely a process for him, and they no longer feel like significant events that will decide a human being’s future.
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The Judge Character Timeline in Monster
The timeline below shows where the character The Judge appears in Monster. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Monday, July 6th
...scared, and that he’s writing this all down in his notebook as a movie. The judge enters, a 60-year-old man who already looks bored. King and his attorney Asa Briggs are...
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Tuesday, July 7th
...good citizen, but Briggs angrily finds this absurd, given all of his past arrests. The judge decides that things are getting too heated and decides they will adjourn until tomorrow so...
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Wednesday, July 8
...resumes in the courthouse. Steve and King are handcuffed to the bench. The attorneys, the judge, and one of the guards stands around the bench, chatting about termites and one of...
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...of Bobo, who has a violent reputation. Petrocelli keeps asking leading questions, which both the judge and Briggs criticize. Osvaldo continues that he was afraid of Steve and King, as well....
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Monday, July 13th
...rest,” which Steve envisions through his screenplay as a cartoon city suddenly falling asleep. The judge announces they’ll adjourn for the day and the defense can make its case in the...
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Tuesday, July 14th
...break. Multiple times, Petrocelli asks illegitimate leading questions, prompting rebuke from Briggs, O’Brien, and the judge who warns her to stop. Petrocelli ends her questioning, “satisfied.” Steve returns nervously to his...
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The jurors convene and speak with the judge, who states that if they believe either King or Steve were involved in the robbery...
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