Judge — January 2, 1932 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of "Judge" Page: "Judge Pete" This is a 12-panel comic strip by C. Dussell titled "Judge Pete" depicting courtroom scenes with judges in formal attire. The narrative appears to show judges celebrating New Year's Eve at what seems to be a judicial banquet or gathering, progressing from courtroom chaos (top panels) to dining and revelry (middle panels) to what looks like a seaside celebration with a "Happy New Year" banner (final panel). The satire likely targets judicial conduct and dignity—showing judges abandoning their formal courtroom decorum for drunken New Year's festivities. The progression from solemn legal proceedings to disheveled celebration mocks the gap between judges' public authority and private behavior, a common theme in Judge magazine's social commentary.