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Justice and judgment, two very strong issues that hold deep and difficult understanding when it comes to the justice system in both the world today and back to the beginnings of civilization. Justice and judgment both stem from the birth and structure of lawmaking which has been dated back all the way to the creation of Adam when God gives Adam his first command (Gen. 2:16-17) of not eating from the tree of knowledge . One very important question that still holds in today’s society is that of, “has justice been served”, well, how exactly can anyone tell if justice has been served or not depending, on which view or standpoint you are relating to? This paper’s purpose is to discuss the differences between the practices of the Law of Hammurabi and the Law of Moses using both present and ancient civilization references. Judging something or to be judged, of which a Judge does in a court, or in previous times an act that was carried out by other lawmakers within the city, is the act of gathering the information provided to make a judgment for or against something. This judgment, in turn, is to provide the proper punishment for the crime committed. Justice is using mor