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"How did this case ever get so far?"

"Miss Antonacci, please have a regular coffee and a cheese Danish remanded to my chambers."

'...unfortunately for you, I only see things in black and white.'

"Ever have one of those days when you feel like just letting all the lower court ruling stand."

"My basic judicial philosophy is 'Guilty.'"

"What is it with you and this fixation with 'ev-i-dence,' Counselor?"

'If at first you don't succeed...appeal to a higher court.'

"Don't think of it as a conspiracy charge. Think of it as a buddy trial."

"Call it 'legislating from the bench,' if you will, but on this occasion I should like to repeal the First Amendment."

"We're an oversight committee, but we do it more in the sense of overlooking."

Must I also sing and dance?

Counsel's Opinion.

'Sorry, I just get a little sentimental whenever I see my first filing.'

"I'd like to level with you, Mrs. Ravenscroft, but there's no legal precedent."

"We all make mistakes, as Your Honor knows, having been twice reprimanded by the New York State Commission on Juridical Conduct."

'Counselor, you know that the jurors have the right to weigh the credibility of a witness.'

Extreme Court of the United States

"Isn't it enough that I know the truth?"

"You want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" (Colour)

"...Officer, take him to Buckingham Palace."

'Your Honor, it's not possible to select a jury of my client's peers...All of his peers are in prison.'

"Are you now, or have you ever been."

"Objections overruled...I also think the defendent looks extremly dodgy"

'Checks and balances are for the little benches of government, not the supreme court!'

'I said, order in the court!'

'Well, if you refuse to answer on the ground that it might tend to incriminate you, could you at least give us a hint?'

'There's an obscenity case coming up about a topless restaurant.', 'Let me be the judge of that!'

Invisible Cops

'This case is loaded with headaches for you...' (in his head - 'and big bucks for me')

Can I call you back, dear? — I'm right in the middle of something.

Anthony Kennedy

'I'm sure the Senate will affirm my action.'

'Just what we need -- a wise-ass Latina woman!'

Supreme Court Amuck.

'I'm judge, jury and, I'm hoping, one day...'