# The Judge — The Sorrows of Young Werther character guide

> The Judge in The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-book-i

## Who they are

A local official, likely the father of a peasant lad Werther befriends.

## Relationships

### [Werther](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/characters/werther)

_social_

The Judge is a local dignitary and father of Charlotte, who welcomes Werther kindly.

### [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/characters/the_doctor)

_social_

They are both professional men and members of the same local society.

### [Albert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sorrows_of_young_werther_se/characters/albert)

_family_

The Judge is Charlotte's father and thus Albert's father-in-law.

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