Judge — October 13, 1928 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Page Analysis This page contains two cartoons satirizing the legal system and judicial authority. **Top cartoon**: Shows chaotic courtroom pandemonium with a judge presiding over absolute disorder—people fighting, papers flying, general mayhem. The caption reads: "Hmm—I'll look in the paper and see if anything's happening." The satire mocks judicial indifference: the judge is so disengaged he'd rather read the newspaper than notice the obvious chaos occurring in his own courtroom. **Bottom cartoon**: Depicts a judge apparently striking or hitting someone on a bridge or dock, with bystanders watching. The caption reads: "Fine man you are to stand there and let me make such remarks to your wife!" This satirizes judicial abuse of power and impropriety—a judge behaving unethically and violently while lecturing others about proper conduct. Both cartoons critique judicial incompetence and hypocrisy.