# Judge Obadiah — Around the World in Eighty Days character guide

> Judge Obadiah in Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0026-xxvii

## Who they are

Mormon judge who briefly interacts with Fogg in Salt Lake City.

## Relationships

### [Passepartout](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/characters/passepartout)

_rivalry_

Judge Obadiah presides over Passepartout's trial in a biased manner, acting as an antagonist in the legal system.

### [Phileas Fogg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/characters/phileas_fogg)

_rivalry_

Judge Obadiah obstructs Fogg's journey by imposing a biased legal ruling, acting as an adversary.

### [Passepartout](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/characters/passepartout)

_rivalry_

Judge Obadiah presides over Passepartout's trial in a biased manner, acting as an antagonist in the legal system.

### [Phileas Fogg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/characters/phileas_fogg)

_rivalry_

Judge Obadiah obstructs Fogg's journey by imposing a biased legal ruling, acting as an adversary.

## In the story

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/chapters/ix)

Not present in this chapter.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/around_the_world_in_eighty_days_se/chapters/xv)

Presides over the case, initially confused about his wig; sentences the prisoners.

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