Judicial Forces

Judicial Forces
General information
Organization type	Peacekeeping force
Leader(s)	Provost marshal
Sub-group(s)	Republic Diplomatic Fleet
Headquarters	Judicial Arcology, Judicial Plaza, Coruscant
Location(s)	Judicial Academy, Coruscant
Other information
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Judicial Department

"Cease all hostilities. Repeat. All hostilities must cease immediately."

―Judicial Forces arrive on Carnelion IV

The Judicial Forces were the military-trained peacekeeping force of the Galactic Republic in the years before its fall. It was under the remit of the Judicial Department, and its members, called Judicials, were trained at the Judicial Academy on the Republic capital planet Coruscant. It was primarily designated for peacekeeping operations but due to it military aspect, the Judicial Forces also fulfilled a range of duties for internal security purposes.

History

Era of the Old Republic

During the time of the Old Republic, the Judicial Forces helped the Jedi Order to police the planet Zygerria until its slave trade was destroyed.

Diminishing role

"The Judicials are at the end of their tenure, in any case, as the Jedi seem to have become the Senate's arbiters of choice."

―Sheev Palpatine, to Wilhuff Tarkin

The Radiant VII docked aboard the Saak'ak of the Trade Federation during the Naboo Crisis.

Several years before the Clone Wars, the Republic began to rely more on the Jedi Order for peacekeeping issues, diminishing the necessity of the Judicial Forces. In 29 BBY, Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi were supposed to meet with the Judicial's Republic Diplomatic Fleet, however their T-6 shuttle crashed on the planet Carnelion IV. While on the world, the young Padawan asked his Master what they would do as the fleet did not have the world's coordinates. After Kenobi claimed that Carnelion IV had high concentrations of tibanna gas in its atmosphere, the Judicial Forces and the Jedi intervened on the planet, forcing an end to the Open-Closed war. While the Jedi tended to the wounded belligerents, the Judicial Forces' Consular-class space cruisers then conducted a tibanna gas exploration survey.

Just before the First Battle of Geonosis, the Republic ultimately adopted a full Grand Army of the Republic.

Legacy

By the time of the war between the First Order and the Resistance, every after-action report ever written by the Judicial Forces was in the hands of the First Order, along with those of the Galactic Empire and the Planetary Security Forces.

Functions and organization

The Judicial Forces maintained a fleet of crimson-hulled Consular-class cruisers, which were deployed for both diplomatic and peacekeeping missions. Their responsibilities also included conducted tibanna gas exploration.

Uniform

At the time of the Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY, Judicials wore double-breasted dark blue uniforms.

Appearances

• The Vow of Silver Dawn (Indirect mention only)
• The Living Force
• The Living Force audiobook
• Darth Maul (2017) 1 (Indirect mention only)
• Darth Maul (2017) 2 (Indirect mention only)
• Jango Fett 1
• Jango Fett 2
• Jango Fett 3
• Jango Fett 4
• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation
• Obi-Wan and Anakin 1 (Mentioned only) (First identified as Republic Diplomatic Fleet)
• Obi-Wan and Anakin 5
• Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
• Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel audiobook
• Tarkin (Mentioned only) (First identified as Judicial Forces)
• Tarkin audiobook (Mentioned only) (First identified as Judicial Forces)
• Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple 5
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Star Wars Helmet Collection 13 (Helmets: Naboo Pilot)
• Star Wars Jedi Master Magazine 5
• Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 91 (Guide to the Galaxy: Zygerria – World of Slavery)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 29 (Databank A-Z: Jelucan–Lord Junn)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 30 (Helmets: Senate Guard)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 53 (Databank A-Z: Tantive IV–Tatooine)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 54 (Helmets: Naboo Royal Guard) (as Judiciary Forces)
• Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles (Picture only)
• Rise of the Separatists
• "Crime and Punishment" — Star Wars Insider 209

Notes and references

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