The tradition is that the Prophet Samuel was the author of Judges. Internal evidence indicates that the author of Judges lived shortly after the period of the Judges. Samuel fits this qualification.
Utamaduni ni kwamba nabii Samweli alikuwa mwandishi wa kitabu cha Waamuzi. Ushahidi wa ndani unaonyesha kwamba mwandishi wa Waamuzi aliishi muda mfupi baada ya kipindi cha Waamuzi. Samweli anafaa sifa hizi.