Judge Cranfield

Judge Cranfield is the minor hero of Air Bud. He hates clowns.

History
Snively sues the Framm family for custody of Buddy. Fortunately, at the suggestion of coach Chaney, who the courtroom judge was a fan of, it was decided that the dog will choose who will be his rightful owner. During the calling, Snively takes out his roll of newspaper, which he often used to hit Buddy, and snaps at him, causing Buddy to attack Snively, tearing up the weapon of abuse and run towards Josh. The judge grants custody of Buddy to Josh, Snively, who runs at Buddy and Josh in a last-ditch effort to get the dog back, is dragged away by the police and arrested, while Josh and the rest of the citizens rejoice for the new home of Buddy.