Thomas Fudge

Thomas Fudge is a character played by IAmTheValeyard

General Description
Thomas J Fudge. (born December 12, 1970) is Judge who serves as Chief Justice of the United States.

Thomas Fudge otherwise known as "CJ Fudge" is a sarcastic Scottish man, with a lengthy list of experience. He often comes across as bitter and sarcastic however he can adapt to be sympathetic depending on circumstances.

Born in Glasgow, Thomas grew up the son of a Criminal Defence Lawyer and a war vet. Pushed towards a life of Justice from an early age and attended Edinburgh University and earned his Law Degree studying Law and Social Policy whilst also studying History.

At the age of 21 Thomas met Mary Jane Chocolate and the two began a lengthy relationship which resulted in marriage on May 10th 1995. Both have been ever faithful to each other during the entire span of their relationship although Timmy Supra has attemtped to steal Mary from Thomas on multiple ocassions.

Father to Minnie Fudge and Buffy Fudge.

On February 26th 2021 Minnie, Buffy and Thomas' father arrived in San Andreas. Growing more and more agitated at the behaviours of his father and children he gave them all $10,000 each. His daughters, being put through the best college education in the country informed him that they decided to start a mani-pedi company using their fathers credit card while his father took the $10,000 and snuck into the Fleeca Bank vault to store it safely not realizing that he had to give it to teller. Lieutenant Emily Ember eventually got the money back. Thomas was extremely distraught when, after letting his daughters borrow his $500,000 Rolls Royce, they painted it bright pink and parked it up outside of the courthouse.

Along with Federal Justice Noonab he is one of the only two longstanding members of the Department of Justice.

Career
Prior to becoming the Chief Justice, Thomas Fudge was a former Judge known for his calm demeanour but stern courtroom rulings.

In 1997 Thomas Fudge became the Manhattan District Attorney and proceeded to prosecute over 3000 felons during his tenure.

In July 2014 he became a Judge for the Southern District Court of New York before moving to San Andreas in 2017.

In October 2020, with the resignation of Chief Justice Noonab, Thomas Fudge accepted the position of Chief Justice within the Department of Justice and began a lengthy reform of criminal procedure and department policy.

On February 8th 2021, Fudge attended a raid on Gweg Symps property whilst Symp was being held in Bolingbroke until trial. Whilst discussing expansion of the warrant with District Marshal Caparelli a member of 503 from a neighboring rooftop opened fire and shot Fudge.

Department of Justice
Fudge was the second Chief Justice for the DoJ in San Andreas. After being appointed he rewrote the laws and charges which were enforced by the SASO.

In late 2020, Thomas Fudge commissioned the Federal Investigation Bureau to tackle Federal crimes and Judicial Corruption after a tip off that Judge Leonard Kaneko had been acting in a malicious manner and abusing the power granted to him by the court.

In January 2021, the San Andreas Marshal Service was commissioned by Fudge in an attempt to firmly plant the Department of Justice on the map as a force in which swift justice can be served. He appointed Anthony Cappareli as the first ever District Marshal.

In February 2021 after a lengthy period of propositions and debate in which two opposing parties brought forward a proposal, Thomas Fudge commissioned the Department of Public safety under the leadership of Josiah Shepard.

In March 2021, Thomas was made aware of an unauthorised invasion on the island of Cayo Perico by the Los Santos Sheriffs Department. Upon finding this out he took part in a lengthy meeting with POTUS who in turned enabled Thomas to enter into talks with Cayo Perico to ease tensions. Cayo Perico was quickly becoming a safe haven for fleeing felons from the mainland and the deterioration of the relationship between San Andreas and Cayo Perico made this a larger problem than ever before.

On the 29th of March 2021, Thomas visited the Island of Cayo Perico to meet with the leader of the Cayo Perico Commune El Presidente. In a big to stabilise an ever weakening relationship both parties entered into an agreement that included War Crimes to be punished for any future attacks and an extradition treaty.

Thomas Fudge has a very close friendship with Floyd Peterson, a District Court Judge, and takes every chance that he gets to make Floyd feel stupid. On two ocassions both men have been held at gun point in Bolingbroke Penitentiary. On the first ocassion they were shot at by a mime with an automatic rifle who had strategically placed himself inside of a vending machine. On the second ocassion they were threated during a prison breakout.

Fun Facts

 * Took over as Chief Justice in October 2020
 * Has an irrational fear of Elves
 * Grew up in Scotland.
 * Married to Mary Fudge
 * Gets extremely angry at times for example after being interrupted or when people believe they know the laws he wrote better than him
 * Despite many many promises, he has still failed to purchase a car for his wife