Orak (Klingon)

Orak was a Klingon prosecutor with a well-known success rate in service to the Klingon Empire in the 22nd century.
In that capacity, Orak represented the state in the trial of Starfleet Captain Jonathan Archer in 2152. Orak successfully argued that Archer had violated the laws of the Empire by assisting a group of refugees which had fled the Klingon protectorate of Raatooras. 
The Klingon magistrate, however, was not convinced of Orak's assertion that, by assisting the refugees, Archer was attempting to incite rebellion against the Empire, and therefore commuted the death penalty in favor of a life sentence on the penal colony of Rura Penthe, a decision with which Orak displayed evident frustration. ()
==Appendices==
=== Background information ===
Orak was played by John Vickery.
Episode writer David A. Goodman named Orak in honor of , a computer in the British science fiction series . ("Judgment" podcast/audio commentary)
In the script of "Judgment", Orak was introduced with the description, "He is younger than , forties, and is crafty and aggressive, with a flair for the dramatic -- he knows how to play to the crowd." 
=== Apocrypha ===
Before the release of Star Trek: Discovery, the hardcover reference book Star Trek: Federation - The First 150 Years depicted Orak as living well into the 23rd century, eventually becoming Chancellor of the High Council by the 2250s. In response to the Federation victory at the Battle of Axanar, Orak commissioned the Klingon espionage program which produced Arne Darvin, as seen in . Orak would pass away circa 2267 not long before .
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