Extra - James Gordon

"...that will be all, Detective."

Gotham's Police Commissioner and top cop, James Gordon is a military veteran and career policeman.  His uncompromising integrity and  fierce devotion to his men have won him the admiration of all but the most corrupt members of Gotham City's government.  A devoted father and brave veteran of various crises, Gordon is perhaps most famous for his often uneasy friendship and alliance with the Gotham's Dark Knight, the Batman.  However, this is only one facet of a man who is a capable crimefighter in his own right.  Gordon is too saavy to be blind to the corruption of his own department, causing the aging policeman to often handpick officers for difficult assignments, such as the Major Crimes Unit.

Gordon has lost many fine officers under his command, but few struck him as hard as the death of his partner from his early days as a GCPD detective, Ted Lane.  After Ted's death in the line of duty, Gordon took great interest in Ted's son and Gordon's namesake, James Lane.  He never showed the young man favoritism and in fact pushed him harder than most, but his guidance and wisdom helped make James Lane one of the most promising members of the GCPD.  Since selecting Lane for MCU, Gordon uses Lane's background in psychology and lifelong familiarity with police traditions and lifestyle to help keep a friendly but watchful eye on his fellow officers.  Gordon does this not out of paranoia or malice, but to help keep the MCU free of mishap and corruption.