were informed that he had died heroically in the line of duty). Silver attempted suicide and was later executed for dereliction of duty in wartime. Fargo resigned and then attempted suicide, but this was covered up and the public were told he had been killed in the line of duty. On three occasions the position has been usurped (and one other attempt has been made). In 2101 the insane Judge Cal murdered Judge Goodman to succeed to his office but was killed six months later after a reign of terror. In 2112 Judge Death used the mind control powers of the Sisters of Death to seize control of the Judges and was de facto chief judge during the Necropolis period. In 2115 former Judge Grice attempted a coup but McGruder was soon restored, and as mentioned above in 2132 Judge Sinfield resorted to mind control to gain the top office. Mental state of Judges The Judges world wide are shown to have a large superiority complex. This is mainly due to their training making them both physically and often mentally stronger than the average citizens they police. In the academy they are frequently told that they have been given the greatest honour the city can bestow and so they are the elite and have the power of life and death should they want to use it. With this stress is high and, though dwarfed by street violence, death by suicide is common. Most common reasons are demotion (even minor), perceived loss of honour, high stress of the job (future shock syndrome) and forced retirement or desk duty. Three chief judges have attempted suicide (though only one succeeded), and many other notable judges have died that way. Foreign variations Every Mega-City seen is policed and run (either completely or partially) by a Judge system, which more or less resembles that of Mega-City One. Variations exist on the uniforms and overall system of government: Some Judge systems, such as the Irish (Murphyville) and Australian (Sydney-Melbourne Conurb) ones, have far more lenient and relaxed laws and codes of practice for Judges. Conversely, East-Meg Two (USSR) has a far more militarised and oppressive law, while Japan's Hondo City has a more disciplined and stoic culture among the Judges. Casablancan Judges operate under Sufi-based law. Several systems are openly corrupt and serve the ruling figures – Ciudad Barranquilla is traditionally the main example, and the