the final sentence says (in part): > According to The Lawyer, The Judge also served as a broker, [...] which seems very odd to me. how can a judge have a fin

the final sentence says (in part): > According to The Lawyer, The Judge also served as a broker, [...] which seems very odd to me. how can a judge have a financial involvement in the case? have i misunderstood? is "the judge" not an actual judge, but a company called "the judge" or similar (the capitalisation suggests something along those lines)?