Not all the Judges were men because one was Deborah.
Eli and Samuel were the last two judges of Israel before the era of the monarchy began.
God used judges to lead Israel for about 300 years after the death of Joshua. The Book of Judges describes a cycle of Israel's sin, oppression by neighboring nations, repentance, and deliverance through appointed judges. This period lasted until the establishment of the monarchy in Israel.
there was several chiefs in the age of judges
The judges were sent, by God, to deliver Israel from their oppressors. The book of Judges is a repeating cycle of Israel turning away from God, then God allowing other nations to oppress Israel, then the people crying out to God for help, and God sending a judge to deliver them.
The period of the Judges or political leaders who delivered Israel from foreign threat or oppression (though God was the only true Judge of Israel) is thoght to be circa 1370 BC to 1050 BC with the anointing of Saul as 1st King of Israel. There are 12 Judges in all with 6 being called 'minor' in that there isn't much written about them. The Biblical number 12 represents 'organizational beginnings.'
The prophet Samuel served as a bridge between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He anointed both Saul and David as the first two kings of Israel, transitioning the nation from a period of judges to a monarchy.
Men of Israel was created in 2009.
There is only one book of Judges in the Bible, and it teaches us about how God raised up a succession of Godly men to judge the children of Israel, before they chose a king, Saul, to rule them, which did not please God.
Israel kept sinning over and over again
Samuel
Jewish tradition accredits the writings of the book of Judges to Samuel the last Judge of Israel.
One of the judges in ancient Israel. According to the Book of Judges, he was the son of a Gileadite and a prostitute.