Justice Strauss is a high court judge who lives right next to Count Olaf's house. "Justice" is a title and not her first name; her first name is unknown. The Baudelaires take a liking to her as soon as they meet, and she soon lets them use her large library, filled mostly with law books, to learn how to cook puttanesca sauce. Her library also comes in handy in the foiling of Count Olaf's plot to get the Baudelaire fortune. At the mock wedding that Count Olaf sets up, she plays the judge and almost marries Violet to the Count (Violet prevents this). At the end of the book, Justice offers to look after the Baudelaires, but this is not possible due to legal obligations on the part of Mr. Poe.