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Federated Arbitrators and Judges Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Corporation Profile | |
| Founding Year | 3017[1] |
| Affiliation | Federated Suns |
| Headquarters | Inns of Court (New Avalon IV)[1] |
| Leadership | CEO |
| Product(s) | Legal services |
| Parent Corporation | Green Star Corporation |
Formerly an independent company, the Federated Arbitrators and Judges Inc. was the civil arbitration division of the Federated Suns-based Green Star Corporation.[1][2]
Overview[edit]
The genesis of Federated Arbitrators can be directly traced to its founder Count Edward Defano. Once a member of the Court of the Old Bailey on New Avalon, the highest court in the Federated Suns, Defano had tired of over a decade's worth of the dry and dull cases heard by the Old Bailey. Eager to back to cases that had an immediate and obvious effect on everyday people, the Count retired from the bench to form Federated Arbitrators and Judges in 3017, focusing only on civil cases and largely confining itself to interplanetary disputes, the kind of cases that require more immediate attention than the government court system could provide.[1]
Focusing the bulk of its efforts in the Outback, Count Defano and his company grew to become de facto alternative judicial system for the entire Davion realm. The company's Outback-focus made Federated Arbitrators highly attractive to the expanding Green Star Emergency Services which acquired it in the wake of the Clan Invasion. Green Star funds allowed Federated Arbitrators to grow larger, taking over a heavy burden from the FedSuns judicial system but also cementing a near monopoly on legal services in the Outback. Many have pointed to Federated Arbitrators expansion as an example of the Green Star Corporation becoming a virtual shadow government in the Outback. When numerous groups attempted to bring antitrust suits against Green Star-acquired Consolidated Utilities and Services, most of them used Federated Arbitrators to do so.[1][2]