Judge is an

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

origin. The first recorded instance of the surname is in 1309 in the Middle, English Occupation Register,

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engla ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

In arts and entertainment

Arline Judge Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying. Early years Arline Judge was born in Bridgeport, Connect ...

(1912–1974), American actress *

Christopher Judge Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor best known for playing Teal'c in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1,'' and Kratos in the 2018 video game ''God of War'' and its ...

(born 1964), American actor * David Judge (actor) (born 1983), British actor * Frank Judge (born 1940s), American poet, publisher, translator, journalist, film critic, teacher, and arts administrator *

Gurbani Judge Gurbani Judge, better known as VJ Bani and also Bani J, is an Indian fitness model, actress and a former MTV India presenter. She is known for participating in '' MTV Roadies 4'', '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 4'' and ''Bigg Boss 10''. Car ...

(born 1987), Indian Actress and Model better known as VJ Bani * Jack Judge (1872–1938), British songwriter *

Jonathan Judge Jonathan Judge is an American film, and television director and producer. He has directed episodes for a number of children's television series namely ''Blue's Clues'', '' LazyTown'', ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'', ''Big Time Rush ...

, American television director and producer *

Malcolm Judge Malcolm Judge (1918 – 17 January 1989) was a British cartoonist, best known for his contributions to DC Thomson's range of comics. He was married, had one daughter, and lived in Bishopbriggs near Glasgow. His early career was spent as a writer ...

(1918–1989), British cartoonist *

Mark Judge (writer) Mark Gauvreau Judge (born September 24, 1964) is an American author and journalist known for books about his suburban Washington, D.C. youth, recovery from alcoholism, and the role of music in American popular culture. Judge briefly drew nation ...

(born 1964), American author and journalist * Maureen Judge (born 1955), Canadian filmmaker * Mike Judge (born 1962), American actor, animator, writer, producer, director and musician *

Simran Judge ''Everest '' is a Hindi-language Indian telenovela telecasted by STAR Plus. Directed by Glenn Baretto and Ankush Mohla, ''Everest'' is created by Ashutosh Gowariker and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Private Limited (AGPPL). A. ...

, Indian-American actor

In government and politics

* Carl Judge, Australian politician * David Judge (born 1950), British political scientist * Francis G. Judge (1908-1994}, American politician *

Igor Judge Igor Judge, Baron Judge, (born 19 May 1941) is an English former judge who served as the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the head of the judiciary, from 2008 to 2013. He was previously President of the Queen's Bench Division, at the ...

(born 1941), British judge * John Judge (politician) (born 1944), American politician *

Patty Judge Patty Jean Poole Judge (born November 2, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 45th lieutenant governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011 and previously the 13th Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa from 1999 to 2007. She unsuccessfully ran for r ...

(born 1943), American politician *

Thomas Lee Judge Thomas Lee Judge (October 12, 1934 – September 8, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Montana from 1973 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 25th lieutenant governor of Montana f ...

(1934–2006), American politician *

Virginia Judge Dianne Virginia Judge (born 19 August 1956) is a former Australian politician, who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Strathfield for the Labor Party from 2003 until 2011. Early life Judge was born in Cooma ...

(born 1956), Australian former politician

In religion

Mychal Judge Mychal Fallon Judge (born Robert Emmett Judge; May 11, 1933 – September 11, 2001), was an American Franciscan friar and Catholic priest who served as a chaplain to the New York City Fire Department. While serving in that capacity he was ki ...

(1933–2001), American Catholic priest *

William Judge Father William Judge (April 28, 1850 – January 16, 1899) was a Jesuit priest who, during the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush, established St. Mary's Hospital, a facility in Dawson City which provided shelter, food and any available medicine to th ...

(1850–1899), American Jesuit priest *

William Quan Judge William Quan Judge (April 13, 1851 – March 21, 1896) was an Irish-American mystic, esotericist, and occultist, and one of the founders of the original Theosophical Society. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. When he was 13 years old, his famil ...

(1851–1896), Irish-American mystic, esotericist, occultist, Theosophist

In sport

Aaron Judge Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Judge was unanimously selected as the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 2017, and finishe ...

(born 1992), American baseball player * Alan Judge (English footballer) (born 1960) * Alan Judge (Irish footballer) (born 1988) * Betty Judge (1921–2015), Australian athlete *

David Judge (field hockey) Harold David Judge (1936–2015), also known as David Judge, was an Irish-born Great Britain and Ireland men's field hockey international who represented Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and between 1957 and 1978 made 124 senior app ...

(1936–2015), Irish field hockey player and coach, represented Great Britain at the 1964 Olympics *

Joe Judge (baseball) Joseph Ignatius Judge (May 25, 1894 – March 11, 1963) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Washington Senators team with w ...

(1894–1963), American baseball player * Joe Judge (American football) (born 1981), American football coach * Joe Judge (footballer) (born 1947), Scottish footballer * Ken Judge (1958–2016), Australian football player and coach * Matthew Judge (born 1985), English footballer *

Michael Judge Michael Judge (born 12 January 1975 in Dublin) is a professional snooker player from the Republic of Ireland. His best performance in a ranking event came in the 2004 Grand Prix, where he reached the semi-finals, and he reached his highest rank ...

(born 1975), Irish snooker player * Peter Judge (cricketer) (1916–1992), British cricketer * Samantha Judge (born 1978), British hockey player * Tim Judge (born 1964), American former professional bicycle motocross racer

In other fields

* Anthony Judge (born 1940), Australian knowledge management researcher *

Barbara Judge Barbara Thomas Judge, Lady Judge (''née'' Singer; 28 December 194631 August 2020), previously known as Barbara Singer Thomas, was an American-British lawyer and businesswoman, based in London with dual American-British citizenship. She was t ...

(1946–2020), American-British lawyer and businesswoman * Bernard M. Judge (1940–2019), American journalist * Darrell Lynn Judge (1934–2014), American physicist * Joan Judge, British history professor * Mark Judge (architect), British architect * Oney Judge (1773–1848), American slave of George Washington's family *

Paul Judge Sir Paul Rupert Judge (25 April 1949 – 21 May 2017) was an English business and political figure. He served as Chairman of the Royal Society of Arts, President of the Chartered Management Institute, and Deputy Chairman of the American Managem ...

(1949–2017), British businessman and government advisor, endowed Cambridge Judge Business School

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