# The Judge — The Call of the Wild character guide

> The Judge in The Call of the Wild by Jack London.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Judge Miller

**First appearance:** 0002-i-into-the-primitive

## Who they are

Buck's original owner, a wealthy California judge.

## Relationships

### [Buck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/characters/buck)

_family_

Buck lives as a pampered pet on Judge Miller's estate, enjoying a comfortable but distant master-pet relationship.

## In the story

### [Into the Primitive](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_call_of_the_wild_se/chapters/i-into-the-primitive)

Buck's original owner, a wealthy judge living in the Santa Clara Valley, who is absent during Buck's kidnapping.

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