Judge Aaron Benjamin is a fictional character in the ABC daytime drama General Hospital.
He was played by Don Stark on February 20, 2019 as a one-time character before being replaced by Anita Finlay as Judge Naomi Carson.
Storylines[]
In February 2019, Judge Aaron Benjamin presided over Franco Baldwin's arraignment. Scott wanted his client Franco to tell the truth and promises to handle the rest.
The judge asks opposing counsel Margaux Dawson what the charges are. She says the murders of Mary Pat Ingles, Kiki Jerome, and Peyton Mills as well as the attempted murder of Lulu Spencer. Judge Benjamin asks how Franco pleads. He hesitantly says he is guilty of all charges.
Margaux says Franco is stalling but he should be sentenced as required by law. Judge Benjamin remands Franco to Ferncliff for two weeks to undergo mental evaluation to determine his mental competence.
Afterwards, Judges Benjamin and Richard Lowe look into the matter of their colleague and Margaux's friend Naomi Carson as they think of her as a racist as both judges Benjamin and Lowe support civil rights.
In 2023, Judge Benjamin sees Heather Webber offscreen as the defendant in The Hook attacks with all the charges against her from her time as The Hook concealing her face and identity for most of 2022 and Heather's defense attorney is John Keys. Judge Benjamin sentences Heather to life in prison without parole at Pentonville Penitentiary.
Relationships[]
- Curtis Ashford
- Jordan Ashford - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department and current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles
- T.J. Ashford
- Scott Baldwin - Former District Attorney and the late Franco Baldwin's father
- Naomi Carson
- Drew Cain - Former Navy SEAL
- Spencer Cassadine
- Harrison Chase - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
- Michael Corinthos
- Sonny Corinthos
- Alexis Davis
- Margaux Dawson - Former District Attorney and Paul's successor now living in Seattle
- Hamilton Finn
- Paul Hornsby - Former District Attorney and Margaux's predecessor (imprisoned)
- James Horowitz
- John Keys - Heather Webber's former attorney
- Molly Lansing-Davis - Assistant District Attorney
- Ric Lansing - Former District Attorney
- Rachel Lasser
- Janice Lomax - Former Mayor of Port Charles; Valentin Cassadine, Nina Reeves, and Charlotte Cassadine's friend and supporter; Ned Quartermaine's predecessor, and Margaux Dawson's friend now receptionist at The Invader
- Richard Lowe
- Sam McCall - (deceased)
- Walter Mooney
- Jason Morgan
- Liesl Obrecht
- Henry Pierce
- Ned Quartermaine - Margaux Dawson's friend/male counterpart, former Mayor of Port Charles, and Laura Collins' predecessor
- Natalie Rawles
- Robert Scorpio
- Carly Spencer
- Lulu Spencer - Former chief investigative reporter of The Invader (hospitalized)
- David Walters
- Cameron Webber - Now living in Stanford attending Stanford University
- Elizabeth Webber
- Mary Wells - Current Head Nurse at General Hospital
- Hank Archer - aka "Shiloh" who bore a striking resemblance to the late Nathan West (deceased)
- Peter August - The late Nelle Benson's male counterpart and former owner and publisher of The Invader (deceased)
- Nelle Benson - Heather Webber's younger counterpart, the late Mary Pat Ingles' friend, and the late Peter August's female counterpart (deceased)
- Ryan Chamberlain - (deceased)
- Alex Marick - (deceased)
- Cassandra Pierce - (deceased)
- Heather Webber - aka "The Hook" and the late Franco Baldwin's mother; now living in Sedona, Arizona