Judge was a New York-based straight edge band; formed in 1987 by Youth of Today guitarist, John Porcell Porcelly, and former Youth of Today drummer, Mike Judge Ferraro. Their first release was a 7" EP on Porcell's label Schism (which he ran along with Side By Side/ Gorilla Biscuits guitar-player Alex Brown) entitled New York Crew. The record featured 5 songs, one of which was a cover of Warriors by the British oi!/punk band Blitz. On this recording, the band was merely a two-piece, featuring Porcelly on bass and guitar, and Ferraro on vocals and drums. But with the addition of bass-player Jimmy Yu (of Mike's former band Death Before Dishonor, which eventually evolved into Supertouch) and drummer Lukey Luke Abbey (Warzone/ Gorilla Biscuits), they got together a fully functional live line-up.