I bet you would not want that gun pointing at you with any load including bird shot.
This argument keeps popping up again and again, "I bet you would not want that gun pointing at you with (name it, from the .22 short to an airgun pellet.)"
For defensive use, the question is not if
you would want it pointed at you, or you would want to be shot with it, but if it will stop an opponent who is shooting at you.
The problem with the Judge is, what is it
for?
Concealed carry? Nope, too big and bulky.
Hunting? Nope, there are better guns for that.
House defense? Nope -- a real shotgun is the choice there.
Fiddlin' around at the range? Well, there you have me. If it's fun you want, I guess the Judge is as good as any.