Sooner or later, everyone winds up in front of The Judge.
If the part of a judge is a small role, it is generally filled by stern black women (with hair pulled tightly back) or gruff older white men. Sometimes these archetypes mix, leading to the stern, slightly below middle age black male or white female judge.
If there's a tribunal or other situation with more than one judge, both the stern [...] [tvtropes.org]