Hello, everyone! I’m Ju, from EST, here to introduce my old crone of a love-child, Jonathan K. Rutledge Sr. He’ll fit in amongst the lawful trash/beautiful array of characters. (Can someone tell me what tl;dr means? x.x)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; 37 years incumbent.
One of the last of his generation in the Rutledge family alongside his sister Allison Anne; this reality encourages Jonathan's ‘extra-judicial’ activism in recent years, including (but not limited to) increasing Rutledge contributions to the RNC, and frequently visiting Republican leaders to cultivate a solid conservative agenda in both chambers of Congress.
Doesn’t style himself as a leader of the GOP, but likes to think that he is.
Jon began to lose track when counting from 1 to 20 last year (in May 2018) but hasn’t told anyone. He’s trying to keep the news of his Alzheimer’s under wraps because he refuses to free a Supreme Court seat for President Wright.
Wishes that half the Country (Progressives) were nonexistent, yet since they seem to grow in number an existential fear/apprehension lurks in Jonathan’s head -- socialism? EPA? openly gay? That’s the stuff of Jon’s worst nightmare.
Jon’s been having joint/bone problems for the last four years; it’s only getting worse (your characters may hear crackling when they interact with him) and, along with the Alzheimer’s diagnosis, has lit a proverbial fire under his a** to do something before it is too late.
Pro-Roe v. Wade, pro-Citizens United, anti-Parents/Community Schools v. Jefferson Cty. Board of Education (affirmative action), pro-second amendment; Jonathan’s the standard boilerplate for conservative ideologies. If you’d like an IRL parallel Jonathan is on par with Clarence Thomas and one rung above the preceding Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.
Like all of the major Republican players in the 2016 Election, Jonathan (and the Rutledge family) sank millions of dollars, manpower, and resources into the GOP golden boy Leon Solis and LOST! BIG TIME!! The results, to this day, stifle the Chief Justice and he is very much watching and waiting for the next GOP star.
WANTED CONNECTIONS:
The son born for politics: Jon and his wife Savannah never imposed careers onto their children because the Family did, and George F. Rutledge eased into politics when he ran and won the Mayor ship of Greensboro in 1991. From there he incrementally climbed the ladder (Guilford County Executive to Dep. Secretary of North Carolina’s Department of Commerce to State Rep. and finally, in 2018, to Jr. Senator of North Carolina). I imagine that George is between the ages of 41 to 43 and married with children, but his life is generally open for anyone to mold. (0/1)
Fellow Supreme Court Justices In the SCOTUS ‘make-up’ Jonathan resembles John G. Roberts Jr. (although he is to the right of John ideologically) and thus ascends to Chief Justice in 2005. Obama nominated two Justices and, presumably, Wright has or will nominate two as well. I’d love for Jon to have his collaborators to interact with (they can argue over opinions!) I have a tentative Court composition template on my wanted connections page here. (1/9)
Lobbyists The Rutledge Trilateral Commission (see here) can use a host of conniving/Machiavellian up-and-comers to influence (directly/indirectly/both) legislation on behalf of the Rutledge Banking Corp. (Banking), Blackstone Venture Capital & Riverstone Holdings (Wall Street Finance), Silver Lake (Real Estate) and Frontier Energy (Fossil Fuels/Oil) to name a few. If you’re thinking of creating a lobbyist who’d earn HUGE bucks and enjoy a seat at the table, the opportunities are endless.
Enemy Journalists: I suspect as the game proceeds one-to-three journalists will come into possession of compelling evidence (Jon’s medical records) that will metaphorically ‘unleash the dam’ and call Jonathan’s competence into question. Oh, this will create a media frenzy and all-around political circus, and the stakes are high (Jon could be ousted from the bench!) As you can imagine Jon will deploy every weapon and tactic at this disposal: mud-slinging, attempts to discredit, exhuming personal histories/locating scorned lovers, HITMEN? to ensure that he remains on the bench. HOWEVER, my endgame is that Jon IS thrust from the bench (as early as 2020/’21) so we could potentially make someone’s career. (0/3)
There are plenty more points that I will gradually post in the OOC or I’ll reach out to everyone individually to tailor plot-lines. Thanks for reading, guys, and I CAN'T WAIT until Opening Day to partake in the awesomeness.
