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[[File:joker jury.gif|link=Batman|frame|The [[Trope Namer]]]]
{{quote|'''Scarface:''' Our prosecutor is ready, likewise our [[Blatant Lies|fair and impartial jury]]--
'''Mad Hatter:''' Hang him!
'''Harley Quinn:''' [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?|Shoot 'im!]]
'''Killer Croc:''' [[Brick Joke|Hit him with a rock!]]|''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'', "Trial"}}
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== Western Animation ==
* True to its roots, in the ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' episode "Trial", Batman is captured and placed on trial by the inmates of Arkham Asylum—and just to stack the deck further, his defending attorney was an outspoken critic of the vigilante who earlier blamed him for ostensibly provoking the mentally unstable into becoming criminals. Explaining the trial bit, Two-Face says, "Personally, [[Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him|I suggested a quick slug between the eyes]]... but I lost the coin toss."
{{quote|'''Scarface:''' And now, all rise for the [[Blatant Lies|most honorable, most benevolent, most merciful]] Judge Joker!
'''Joker:''' [[Hanging Judge|GUILTY!]] }}
** This trope is subverted when the attorney becomes a female [[Perry Mason]] / [[Matlock]] and proves Batman innocent by pointing out that the supervillains themselves are responsible for what's happened to them. [[Double Subverted]] when the villains end up finding Batman ''innocent'', but decide that they're "such finks" they'll kill him and his attorney anyway. Of course, now that Batman's attorney has done her job, it's time for Batman to do his...
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