# The Judge — On a Chinese Screen character guide

> The Judge in On a Chinese Screen by W. Somerset Maugham.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** judge

**First appearance:** 0003-ii-my-lady-s-parlour

## Who they are

A judge, likely in a colonial or local court setting.

## Relationships

### [The Consul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_chinese_screen_se/characters/the_consul)

_professional_

The Consul and the Judge interact regularly as senior colonial officials, collaborating on administrative and legal matters in the foreign settlement.

### [The Officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_chinese_screen_se/characters/the_officer)

_professional_

The Judge and the Officer work together on legal and disciplinary cases involving sailors and colonial residents.

## In the story

### [The Vice-Consul](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_chinese_screen_se/chapters/lvi-the-vice-consul)

A portly, dignified judge who presides over the identification and execution, showing a grim smile afterward.

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