# The Judge — The Trial character guide

> The Judge in The Trial by Franz Kafka.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-chapter-two-first-cross-examination

## Who they are

A presiding figure in the court who appears during Josef K.'s first interrogation.

## Relationships

### [Josef K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/josef_k)

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The Examining Magistrate is a corrupt and evasive figure in the court system who interrogates Josef K. without providing clarity.

### [Block](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/block)

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Block is a desperate defendant who grovels before the Judge, illustrating the power imbalance and corruption in the court system.

### [Josef K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/josef_k)

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The Examining Magistrate is a corrupt and evasive figure in the court system who interrogates Josef K. without providing clarity.

### [Josef K.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_trial_se/characters/josef_k)

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The Examining Magistrate is a corrupt and evasive figure in the court system who interrogates Josef K. without providing clarity.

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