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Almost always [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by someone asking the character if he is aware of the adage. Naturally this appears quite often in [[Law Procedural|Courtroom Drama]]. In comedies, the pro se character often engages in [[Courtroom Antics]] that would get him thrown into jail in [[Real Life]], but because it is [[Played for Laughs]], the character will often get away with it. Often involves [[Talking to Himself]] when the character cross-examines himself. And it is almost guaranteed that, in response to the judge telling the character that he is "out of order", the character will yell back at the judge, "[[And Justice for All|No]], ''[[And Justice for All|you're]]'' [[And Justice for All|out of order!]]" because apparently a lot of comedy writers are also [[Al Pacino]] fans.
This being television (where any matter, no matter how complex, is wrapped up within the half-hour with time left for advertisements) there's no mention that, in the real court system, many litigants are self-represented not because they want to be, but by necessity as cases can be dragged on for years as a means to push legal fees into the five-figure range, denying justice to all but the independently wealthy.
See also [[Informed Self Diagnosis]], the equivalent trope for medical doctors.
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