ISTJ 9w8 Characters

Adam insists on having evidence before prosecuting a defendant; he asks for the details of the cases from his attorneys and sometimes references his own personal experiences and former cases when advising them on the right course of action. Adam is good at remembering specific information. He is practical in his decisions, and “doesn’t like surprises.” He pushes Jack for convictions and gets on him if he ignores the evidence or comes up with hypothetical scenarios that don’t fit the crime. Adam is blunt, often telling them to “get a conviction,” or “pick an option and stick to it,” without really caring about the outcome other than to close the case or put the villain behind bars. He confronts a coworker about bribes and tells him he won’t make allowances for him, or protect him, but that he should turn himself in even though it will get him disbarred. Adam likes his employees, but expects them to “do their job” and gets mad when they don’t. He won’t stick his neck out for them. Though he turns many of his remarks into witty quips, Adam is pessimistic about negative outcomes. He doesn’t enjoy having too many motives or suspects and is anxious until Jack and company “narrow the field” and find “one person to prosecute.” Whenever a tough case comes up, he worries about how it might affect the future of his stay in public office.

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Adam seems to get along with everyone, regardless of their political affiliations or personal beliefs. His own politics rarely get shared or interfere with how he runs his offices—even with the death penalty, he prefers to go with what he thinks the public wants over his own personal preferences, which means Jack doesn’t know where he stands on the issue. He’s frequently annoyed when things escalate or his office gets bombarded with hostile phone calls—if Jack “upsets everyone,” Adam barks at him to make all of this go away, so he doesn’t have to deal with it anymore. He makes wise remarks that lead his DA’s to particular threads of thought. Adam is also grumpy and brusque. He comes down hard on employees who slack off, make him look bad, or get “stupid” results in court. He cares a lot less than Jack about getting the “right” conviction just so they seal the deal and close the case and put someone behind bars or “find a solution everyone can live with.” Adam waffles a bit between wanting to appease people and coming down hard on them; he doesn’t like to anger his rich friends (who got him elected to District Attorney), but also doesn’t want to let them off the hook if any of them break the law. He gives them a heads-up about what’s coming their way and then prosecutes them.