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{{quote|[W]e should never lose sight of the fact that even a person accused of the most heinous crimes, and no matter the likelihood that he or she actually committed those crimes, is entitled to the full protection of the [law]. Short-cutting or short-circuiting those rights affects not only the accused, but also the entire reputation of the criminal justice system.|Decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in ''R. v. Burlingham'', [1995] 2 S.C.R. 206.}}
{{quote|[W]e should never lose sight of the fact that even a person accused of the most heinous crimes, and no matter the likelihood that he or she actually committed those crimes, is entitled to the full protection of the [law]. Short-cutting or short-circuiting those rights affects not only the accused, but also the entire reputation of the criminal justice system.|Decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in ''R. v. Burlingham'', [1995] 2 S.C.R. 206.}}


Watch the lawyers do their thing. Commonly known as a Courtroom Drama.
Watch the lawyers do their thing in a '''Law Procedural''', commonly known as a '''Courtroom Drama'''.


The American Film Institute's definition of "courtroom drama" does not actually require any scenes to be set in a courtroom. They have a subset, [[:Category:Trial film|Trial film]], for works that focus on the court case itself.
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When it only lasts a single episode, it's a [[Courtroom Episode]].
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These often make use of [[The Courtroom Index]]. When it only lasts a single episode, it's a [[Courtroom Episode]].

* ''[[Ally McBeal (TV)|Ally McBeal]]''
* ''[[Boston Legal]]''
* ''[[Conviction (TV)|Conviction]]''
* ''[[Damages]]'', though it virtually has no scenes in actual courtrooms
* ''[[Fairly Legal (TV)|Fairly Legal]]''
* ''[[Family Law]]''
* ''[[The Firm (TV)|The Firm]]''
* ''[[Franklin and Bash (TV)|Franklin and Bash]]''
* ''[[Garrows Law]]''
* ''[[The Good Wife]]''
* ''[[Harry's Law]]''
* ''[[JAG (TV)|JAG]]''
* The Australian series ''[[Janus]]''.
* ''[[Judging Amy]]''
* ''[[Just Cause (TV)|Just Cause]]''
* ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]''
* ''[[Kingdom (TV)|Kingdom]]''
* ''[[LA Law]]''
* The second half of ''[[Law and Order (TV)|Law and Order]]'' (See [[Police Procedural]] for the first half)
** ''[[Law and Order Trial By Jury (TV)|Law and Order Trial By Jury]]''
** ''[[Law and Order LA (TV)|Law and Order LA]]''
* ''[[Matlock]]''
* ''[[Murder One]]''
* ''[[Perry Mason]]'' (the ur-example)
* ''[[Presumed Innocent]]''
* ''[[Phoenix Wright]]'' is a [[Video Game]] example.
* ''[[The Practice]]''
* ''[[The Rainmaker]]''
* ''[[Raising the Bar]]''
* ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]''
* ''[[Sad Cypress (Literature)|Sad Cypress]]''
* ''Shark''
* ''[[Silk]]''
* ''[[Suits (TV)|Suits]]''
* ''[[The Whole Truth]]''


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[[Category:The Courtroom Index]]
[[Category:The Courtroom Index]]
[[Category:Crime and Punishment Tropes]]
[[Category:Crime and Punishment Tropes]]
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[[Category:Show Genres]]
[[Category:Law Procedural]]

Latest revision as of 15:20, 15 June 2022
[W]e should never lose sight of the fact that even a person accused of the most heinous crimes, and no matter the likelihood that he or she actually committed those crimes, is entitled to the full protection of the [law]. Short-cutting or short-circuiting those rights affects not only the accused, but also the entire reputation of the criminal justice system.
—Decision of the Canadian Supreme Court in R. v. Burlingham, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 206.

Watch the lawyers do their thing in a Law Procedural, commonly known as a Courtroom Drama.

The American Film Institute's definition of "courtroom drama" does not actually require any scenes to be set in a courtroom. They have a subset, Trial film, for works that focus on the court case itself.

These often make use of The Courtroom Index. When it only lasts a single episode, it's a Courtroom Episode.

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