“- Mattie Ross: Do you need a good lawyer?
- Ned Pepper: I need a good judge!”
Kim Darby - Mattie Ross
Robert Duvall - Ned Pepper

“One judge is quite like another. The only differences may be in the state of their digestions or their proclivities for sleeping on the bench. For myself, I can digest pig iron. And while I might appear to doze occasionally, you will find that I am easily awakened, particularly if shaken gently by a good lawyer with a nice point of law.”
Joseph N. Welch - Judge Weaver

“My job is to represent the interest of the people, make an effort to be objective.”
Campbell Scott - Ethan Thomas

“Guilt or innocence, that's not my job. It's my duty to pick up scum-sucking punks like yourself who are accused of a crime. A jury of twelve really stupid people who are easily swayed by rich, fat-cat, slimy lawyers, who'll do anything but tell the truth, will sit in judgment of you. It's as American as a burrito.”
Richard Crenna - Lieutenant Fergus Falls

“- Diane Lightson: Does he treat all traffic violators this graciously?
- Dennis: Only ones he takes a special interest in, like bankers.”

Demi Moore - Diane Lightson
John Candy - Dennis