The Recurring Cast
Character · Quai des Orfèvres · 6 books

Judge Coméliau

Examining magistrate who clashes with Maigret · Georges Simenon

Judge Coméliau is an examining magistrate who clashes with Maigret.

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Character facts

First appearance
Cécile Is Dead (1942)
Latest appearance
Maigret in Court (1960)
Books
6 (6 minor)
Series
Inspector Maigret
Author
Georges Simenon
Circle
Quai des Orfèvres

Where to meet Judge Coméliau

Judge Coméliau first appears in Cécile Is Dead (1942), in a minor role, book 20 of the Inspector Maigret series.

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Every book with Judge Coméliau

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1942·Cécile Is Deadminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  2. 1944·Signed, Picpusminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  3. 1954·Maigret and the Dead Girlminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  4. 1955·Maigret and the Headless Corpseminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  5. 1955·Maigret Sets a Trapminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy
  6. 1960·Maigret in Courtminor role · Inspector MaigretBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
JanvierInspector on Maigret's team6
Jules MaigretCommissaire of the Paris Police Judiciaire6
LucasSergeant, later inspector, Maigret's longest-serving assistant6
Madame MaigretMaigret's wife6
LapointeYoung inspector, a favourite of Maigret's4
Dr PardonMaigret's doctor and friend2