Nope, sorry, it wasn't that either.

It would so appear.

Well, it's not too different from the name that was finally settled on.

Captain Marvelous?

My next hint was going to be to tell you to channel your inner Fernando Lamas. I see now that that is unnecessary.
Yes, it was Captain Marvelous. And his greatest power was to tell people weither or not their shoes went with their outfit. He was also secretly hair dresser Willy Batson. It's how he knew where a fashion crime was happening, as he'd overhear the ladies gossip.

Anyhow, that aside, CuCr gets the right answer. Possibly cribbing from Wyld.
The thread is all yours CuCr.

In a 1970s story Batman was believed dead and many villains claimed to have done the deed; a "trial" was held to determine the actual murderer. Who served as judge of this trial?

OH ####!! That was my favorite story!! I'm a huge Batman fan, and that was one of the first stories that got me hooked on him!!

I want to say it was Joker.

Neither Harvey Dent nor the Joker. Dent was the prosecuting attorney (well, sort of); Joker was one of the villains claiming responsibility.

Wasn't Ra's Al Ghul was it?

Actually it was. Ra's al Ghul was indeed the judge of this "trial". Originally presented in Batman #'s 291-294; reprinted in the upcoming Strange Deaths of Batman trade paperback collection. Ask your local comics shop for it!

All yours, SacredCrap.

Dude....the question's over. What, the internet connection in the psych ward exceed bandwidth again?