Just Judge or Justo Juez is the unexpected name often applied to an image that symbolically depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. His aid is sought in legal matters and court cases.
 
The Just Judge is the manifestation of Jesus Christ as the ultimate judge who is fair in all matters of justice because he was unfairly judged. He is often called upon in Latin American Catholic folk magical practices. When situations are dire, it is believed that a Just Judge can be called upon to turn things around. Just as Jesus conquered death and rose to be the judge of all mankind, so does the Just Judge conquer all unjust situations and fairly judge those who petition him. Additionally, as Jesus judged the thieves who were crucified alongside Himself, he can judge the true hearts of all and may pardon those who are technically guilty of law-breaking but whose hearts are good.
 
The iconography of the Just Judge includes the rooster which crowed three times as Saint Peter denied his affiliation with Jesus, the sun which darkened at his death, the cloth with which Saint Veronica wiped the face of Jesus as he carried the cross to Golgotha "the place of skulls." Also visible are the bag of 30 silver shekels paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal, and the tools of the crucifixion or instruments of the Passion, including the scourge, ladder, pitcher of vinegar and gall, vinegar sop, lance, sword, hammer, and the gaming lots cast for Jesus' clothing after his death. The snake and apple on the ground refer to the Christian belief that Golgotha, where Jesus died to save mankind from sin was also the burial place of Adam, the first man, who, according to Jewish theology, committed mankind's first sin when he ate a forbidden apple proffered to him by a serpent.
 
Just Judge Prayer: “Most Holy Judge, Son of Saint Mary, do not let my body be harmed or my blood be spilled. The hands of my Lord support me wherever I go. Let not my enemies see me, nor their weapons hurt me, nor their injustices imprison me. May the robe that coveted our Lord Jesus Christ, cover my body so that I will never be injured, fatally wounded, or humiliated by public imprisonment; by the intercession of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.”
 
This is a statue that I had for many years in my collection. it has been ritually washed and blessed in many services <3 About 12.5"
 
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