Lawyer/Judge
Legal practice wasn’t quite as prevalent in the Old West as it is nowadays, and many backwater towns might not have any lawyers at all. Still, with all the roughhousing and gunplay, there was always a need for judges and lawyers to sort things out.
The film The Jack Bull, about a horse-rancher’s conflict with an unscrupulous landowner, offers an excellent depiction of a courtroom proceeding of the time, with all kinds of legal and political wrangling going on. Members of this profession might also be found securing land (by hook or by crook) for railroad companies or cattle barons. Famous Old West judges included the notorious Roy Bean and Charles Isaac Parker (the hanging judge whose jurisdiction included Oklahoma’s Indian Territory).
Occupation Skill points
EDU × 4
Credit Rating
20–80
Skills
Accounting, Law, Library Use, two interpersonal skill (Charm, Fast Talk, Intimidate, or Persuade), any two other skills as personal or era specialties
