# Judge Thatcher — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer character guide

> Judge Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Judge

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-showing-off-in-sunday-school

## Who they are

Becky's father and respected town judge.

## Relationships

### [Tom Sawyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/characters/tom_sawyer)

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Judge Thatcher is Becky's father and a respected town figure who admires Tom's bravery after the cave incident.

### [Tom Sawyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/characters/tom_sawyer)

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Judge Thatcher is Becky's father and a respected town figure who admires Tom's bravery after the cave incident.

### [Tom Sawyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/characters/tom_sawyer)

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Judge Thatcher is Becky's father and a respected town figure who admires Tom's bravery after the cave incident.

## In the story

### [Turn Out! They're Found!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxxii-turn-out-they-re-found)

Judge Thatcher has the cave sealed with a boiler-iron door and triple-locked, inadvertently trapping Injun Joe inside.

### [XXXIII: The Fate of Injun Joe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-fate-of-injun-joe)

Accompanies Tom in the skiff to the cave to discover Injun Joe's fate.

### [Respectable Huck Joins the Gang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxxv-respectable-huck-joins-the-gang)

Manages Tom's money and expresses high hopes for Tom's future, including military academy and law school.

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