Judge Taylor

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Judge Taylor is the presiding judge in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," known for his generally fair and patient demeanor during Tom Robinson’s trial.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in a novel
fictional character
judge
appearsIn To Kill a Mockingbird NERFINISHED
appearsInAdaptation film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird
appointsCounsel Atticus Finch NERFINISHED
associatedWith Atticus Finch NERFINISHED
Bob Ewell NERFINISHED
Maycomb County court NERFINISHED
Mayella Ewell NERFINISHED
Tom Robinson NERFINISHED
attitudeDescription generally sympathetic to Tom Robinson
respects Atticus Finch’s integrity
countryOfFictionalSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Harper Lee NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Maycomb, Alabama NERFINISHED
firstPublicationOfWork 1960
gender male
genreOfWork Bildungsroman
Southern Gothic NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium novel
moralAlignment basically just but constrained by social context
narrativeFunction embodies limited justice within a racist legal system
notableFor fairness during Tom Robinson’s trial
patient demeanor in court
occupation judge
portrayedAs appearing sleepy but actually very alert
impartial within constraints of racist society
informal in courtroom manner
quietly authoritative
presidesOver Tom Robinson’s trial
reasonForAppointment believes Atticus Finch will give Tom Robinson the best defense
relatedTheme racial injustice in the American South
rule of law versus prejudice
role presiding judge in Tom Robinson’s trial
settingOfActivity Maycomb County courtroom NERFINISHED
showsAttitudeToward Atticus Finch NERFINISHED
Tom Robinson NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfFictionalSetting 1930s

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Tom Robinson judge Judge Taylor
Mayella Ewell judgeInTrial Judge Taylor