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The Four Just Men · Character

Judge Anderson

The judge presiding over the legal proceedings related to the case.

minor

Also known as Anderson

First appearance: iii the faithful commons

Judge Anderson's tie to George Manfred is one of the pressures that moves The Four Just Men—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mentioned as a victim of the Four Just Men, found strangled in his room in Kentucky.
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Judge Anderson first appears in 0002 iii the faithful commons.

With George Manfred (rivalry): Judge Anderson is a legal authority who opposes the Four Just Men's extrajudicial methods. With George Manfred (rivalry): Judge Anderson is a legal authority who opposes the Four Just Men's extrajudicial methods.

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GMGeorge ManfredMTMiguel TheryELEllermanLGLeon GonsalezPOPoiccartJAJudge Anderson

Relationship types

  • Rivalry
  • Other

Character groups

  • Legal, anarchist, and foreign agents
  • Criminal and police network

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Judge Anderson in iii the faithful commons