Young shoe designer with whom Neddy falls in love in Paris and out of love once they return to the States. Highly successful cosmetics business woman who hires Sam to represent her in her divorce from Hank, her alcoholic husband. Head of Eon, who is willing to resort to kidnapping his own sister, Mimi, to keep her from leaving or threatening the cult-like self-improvement empire. Parker, No. In this instance, they attempt to con a young mans mother to pay for their silence regarding an assault on Deborah that never happened. Later, in 1966, Martha and Ralph are reported to have been killed in a car crash. Trudi St. James. Unfortunately, Shore also has a problem with alcohol. [1] The strip's look and content were influenced by the work of Allen Saunders and Ken Ernst on Mary Worth. 9/80-3/81, 12/82-6/83. 2/15/68-11/13, 8/14, 9/15, 2/16-3/16. I can find a thousand muscle boys like you at a dime a dozen! Abbey Spencer. During this time, April falls in love with Randy Parker, fresh off his breakup with Mimi Doubleday. More on that shortly. Randy Parker returns as Sams law partner. Martha reappears in the narrative in 1962 with the arrival of her scheming niece, Sandra Deere. Dangerous missions abroad continue to separate the couple and postpone their nuptials. By the 1980s, the Judge could disappear from the narrative for a couple years at a time and was only prominently featured twice between 1974 and 1993. 1997 Theresa Delgado tries to assassinate Katherine Parker. Her innocent romantic ambitions are shifted to Randy Parker. 11/54-2/55, 7/55-11/55. Thank you. A dangerous black widow, Camille Winters has married an old friend of Judge Parkers, Carl Winters. A childhood accident or illness left her with a pronounced limp and she must walk with a cane even though she is only in her forties. April Bower. 1971 Jeep returns from boarding school in love. An attorney who often does legal legwork on cases with which Alan Parker become involved. Judge Parker is still featured in many a newspaper comic strip section, but readers might be forgiven for wondering why it still has that name. Nicholas Dallis, a successful psychiatrist, had launched a medical comic strip, Rex Morgan, just a few years earlier. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 1/07-5/07. 3/10), 8/10-10/10, 10/11-4/12, 3/13-6/14, (Aprils disappearance referenced 6/16-7/16), 12/16, 7/17-10/17+. Senna shares Abbeys red hair and shapely figure, but she has a hardened expression and is extremely volatile. Whether easing Judge Parker out of the spotlight of his own comic strip was always what Dallis had in mind, by 1968 the process was underway. 6/68-10/68. 1953 Randy Parker returns from boarding school. Judge Parker declares his attention to retire after being held hostage in 2000-01 but doesnt actually do so until 2009. 2009 Alan Parker retires and Randys sworn in as a judge. His first novel, The Chambers Affair, was popular enough to be considered for development as a motion picture. He is also is dying from exposure to uranium on one of his cases for the CIA. The Gardias reach a bargain with the Bowers for half the diamonds and the release of Flacos wife. During this time he becomes a consultant to Alan Parker, giving him espionage details for his next novel. 6/64-10/64. As both of Abbeys parents died in an auto accident, the two share an orphan status and happy memories of Spencer Farms. judge," defense attorney John Parker . New York: Comet Press Books, 1959. It's free to sign up and bid on jobs. Jeannie seeks to win Sam Drivers heart, all the while managing the singing career of Country Boy Lukas, and sidestep Tims schemes to get released from prison. In 2007, she shows a softer side in hosting Abby and Neddy in Paris, but nonetheless pretends to have cancer for sympathy when she is actually suffering from dementia. Unseen since 1968, he returned in 1993 with a law degree and not long after became Sam Drivers partner. In 1995, Randy represents eccentric Horace Riley, who will be an important figure in his life. Glorias glamorous older sister who is drawn to wealthy men, most recently a suave Argentine businessman named Sergio Francesco who has gotten in trouble with dangerous men. Late in 1954, he and his sister become concerned that their father may be racing into romance with Marla Doren. Anywayfantastic work, and a great resource. Ezra dies of a heart attack while working at the farm. It emerges that Eric has been blackmailed into becoming part of a smuggling operation. Police lieutenant who is often called in to arrest individuals Sam Driver has been investigating or to head a violent police intervention when necessary. Hank accompanies Neddy back to Spencer Farms when a troubled Sophie returns. April admits to Randy that she is a spy in July 2013. Judge Parker introduces D.B. Neddy falls in love with him despite her Aunt Rachels objections. For a time, he successfully creates deceptive narratives to drive a wedge between the Parkers and Katherine. Handsome young man who seeks an engineering position at Spencer Farms without a single reference. In 2005, Neddy learns from Marks father that his son has married. But to judge Judge Parker in isolation is to miss the larger picture, the 10,000 foot view that puts the Judge in context with the rest of the comic world. Ann is primarily shown demonstrating repeated poor judgment in her choice of men to romance. Driver and Judge Parker share the stage for roughly a year and a half. Sam Driver. In 1993, Abbey becomes the guardian of two girls, Neddy and Sophie Barton, who had been squatting on the grounds of her ranch. Former army Major General of Special Operations, Gordon Blair is the mastermind behind a human trafficking operation. Something of a schmoozer and charmer even as a teen, Randy is prone to wax philosophical about women to the amusement of his father.In 1953, he becomes entangled with a young club dancer named Kathy Valentine after returning from boarding school. He is often seen holding and petting his white Persian cat when he isnt swirling a glass of alcohol of one kind or another. In 1962, Bonnie Heath, his fathers temporary secretary, convinces Randy that he needs to undertake a body building regime when she is able to do more push-ups than he can. In private, though, the rather short Balsom is prone to malicious eye rolls and sinister expressions. I thought it would help some of my people to know that they can escape the ghetto, if they dont lose hope, and are willing to work hard. Gloria is occasionally featured in problematic romances of her own, beginning in 1968-69 with gambler Grif Gordan. Abducting Driver, for whom she has fallen for, she reveals her true identity and affection, before jumping off a bridge to her apparent death. 2011 Sophie clashes with Honey Ballenger over guitarist Derek Wilcox. In 2005, Horace encourages Randy to run for Alans judge seat in when his father retires. The Judges daughter who often is engaged in ill-advised romances. A particularly beautiful old friend of Sams, Georgia is due to interit a fortune when her 70-year old husband, Julian Kingston, dies. 6/18/97-11/97, 10/03-4/04. Shannon works hard to support his elderly, wheelchair bound mother. 5/02-8/02, 11/02-5/03. Johnny Kane killes Abbeys maid. Abby Spencer has to spend part of her day wondering why Mayor Sanderson doesn't always work with the brothers, which isn't . His campaign is ultimately undone by his vicious, alcoholic wife. 2:54. -Judge Isaac C. Parker, 1896. In 1959, that was about as explicit as you could get on the newspaper comics page. Isaac Charles Parker served as federal judge for the Federal Court of the Western District of Arkansas in Fort Smith (Sebastian County). Stylishly dressed drug pusher who works for the sinister crime boss, Mr. B. This according to Judge Parker himself, when Sam Driver asks. . 1964 Keno, a gambling kingpin, eludes justice. Cory has a youthful second wife named Viki who disappears from the narrative after 1991. Rowland Sharon. 1962 Enter the fey and homocidal Mr. Hugo. 1974 Karl Wakeman schemes. So when can we expect the Rex Morgan one? Needing to get away from the cloud overhanging her family, Neddy flees with Hank to Alaska. 5/12-11/12. 12/55-4/56. In 1992, Mark befriends Neddy Barton and her sister Sophie who are squatting on Spencer Farms, where Mark has moved to with his ranch hand father. In the first half of 1969, Sam is confidante to Katherine who suspects the Judge of an affair even as she is being romanced by the sinister Luke Largo. Hank Tolling. Hugo later threatens to kill Bonnie when she figures out that he murdered Jasper. Sam Driver serves as Marks attorney when Mark gets arrested for breaking and entering. Mr. Hugo is the brains behind a scheme to push bogus, if harmless revitalization pills through the health club of his business partner, the handsome and fit Stan Jasper. In the end, their lies are exposed and Abbey and Sam promise to help Justin find a job with an engineering firm more appropriate to this talents. 10/30/93-4/94, 12/94, 6/95, 4/98, (ref. 2/77-6/77. Jeannie Kelso. April Parker Jones is an American television actress, best known for her roles as Darcy Hawkins in the CBS post-apocalyptic drama series Jericho from 2006 to 2008, and as Natalie Henning in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong (2014-2020). Sam and Abbey engage in a long dating relationship, and the two often have dinner with Alan and Katherine Parker. The two marry on February 11, 1968. 2005 Glorias in jail in Mexico.Horace mentors Randy, who is falling for April. Lorenzo Longshot Bowman. His tenure was unique in the history of the federal judiciary; while most U.S. district judges toiled away on civil cases, Parker heard thousands of criminal complaints involving disputes and violence . But as soon as that case is wrapped up, Gloria tells Sam that wealthy heiress Abbey Spencer wants to get a hold of him. Trudi once tried to kiss Sam despite her friendship with Abbey. A rebellious teen, Mark nonetheless needs help breaking away from a gang known as the Hatchets. Fans of "Judge Parker," a serial created in 1952 that follows the life of small-town judge Alan Parker and his family, will have noticed that Judge Parker's storyline has taken a hard turn. Contact In 1953, she serves as the student nurse to a belligerent millionaire named August Krindler. In retirement, Alan Parker is increasingly a curmudgeon and expresses cynicism about marriage despite an attractive and attentive younger wife. Judge Parkers loyal and gray-haired secretary. Handsome and good-humored doorman at the country club on Cabot Island. Celebrating diversity in culture, myth and history, Informed Consent Statement for Closed Bereavement Study, Baron von Steuben, Washingtons Gay General and Friend. Email* April returns in 2009, supposedly having quit the CIA. It turns out that Sam is the son of an old friend of Judge Parker. Not long after their debut, Dallis even established something of a pre-teen triangle with the appearance of Bumps brainy cousin, Wellington Marks. Shannon is also quickly drawn to Sams sympathetic secretary, Gloria Sanchez, and she to him. In 1875, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) was populated by cattle and horse thieves, whiskey peddlers, and bandits who sought refuge in the untamed territory free of a "White Man's Court.". Marks father who first enlists Sams service to help his son whos been arrested Cory used to be a horse trainer but gave it up when his first wife and Marks mother died in a car accident. 5/09-2/10, 10/14-5/15, 8/15-9/15, 3/16-5/16, 9/16-10/16. Lu Ann of Apartment 3-G was sweet and naive, in some ways like Abbey in Judge Parker. She graduated with a nursing degree but is rarely shown utilizing it. Several stories between 1954 and 1957 revolved around these characters. Court of the Damned: Being a Factual Story of the Court of Judge Isaac C. Parker and the Life and Times of the Indian Territory and Old Fort Smith. One of them, insanely jealous of her, kills an associate named Otto who wondered if she was incapable of love and almost kills Randy. Slick if short New York gangster who has considerable success charming the ladies, despite an obvious lack of breeding. Dark-haired beauty who heads a misguided peace movement, Brothers for Peace at bucolic Peace Acres. Back in the States in 1960, Jeep is in the third grade, living with her mother, who has separated from her father. By the 1980s, Judge Parker is rarely even mentioned in the narrative. She was only 14 when she first meets Abbey and initially resents Abbeys attempts to better shape her future. The original Judge Parker, a fit widower in his middle forties, as the narrative begins. Later that same year, Sam does offer Randy a partnership and he accepts. 7/29/59-11/30/59. Helen Warner. In 1971, she comes home from boarding school from Switzerhad, at the age of 17 in love with a handsome skiing star named Eric Stedman. She has been an occasional part of the narrative ever since. One complaint readers had made in the Wilson era was that the characters of the comic strip all seemed to live charmed lives of unrecognized privilege. Piling up a huge gambling debt, Slade is subject to being pressured to fix a football game by gangster August Poole. 3:18-cv -00003, 2019 WL 5064086, at *5 (M.D. For a time, Cedrics beautiful wife Angela stalks Neddy, who she fears will seduce her husband. Jeep is absent from the narrative from 1957 to 1960 due to her father working in South America. It all turned out to be a scheme of a jealous admirer of said secretary who wanted the Judge to fire her. Abbey has an evil sister, Senna. Abbeys oldest friend who lives outside of San Francisco and owns a winery with her brother, Keith. This prompts a custody battle between her maternal aunt, Katherine Cory, whom she loves and trusts, and her paternal uncle, Tom Carson, whom she has never liked. A ten year old boy genius, the son of Jim and Ruth Marks, the nephew of Marla Doren (his mothers sister), and the cousin of Bumps Doren. Ann Parker. He served as a United States representative from Missouri and was appointed as the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, which also had jurisdiction over Indian Territory. But Carl is seriously ill, barely conscious, cared for by a muscular and handsome aid named Rus. Hugo is overweight and wears a floral vest over his shirt and sports a fresh white carnation. 11/52-9/69, 1/70-2/70, 9/70-3/71, 9/71-2/72, 5/72-8/72, 11/72, 3/73-11/73, 2/74-4/74, 6/74-7/74, 1/76, 2/77-4/77, 3/82-4/82, 1/87-2/87, 3/85-9/85, 6/92, 5/93, 7/93, 11/93-12/93, 5/97-9/97, (referenced 1/99), 12/99-1/00, 8/00-1/01, 4/06, 6/06-7/06, 11/06, 6/08-7/08, 2/09-3/09, 12/12-4/14, 9/16-1/17, 6/17-10/17. Judge Parker was only featured as a character in two storylines in the seventies. 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