Judges quotes
32 judges quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines- From the movie: Anatomy of a Murder
“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.”
- From the movie: ...And Justice for All
“This is a man bent on killing himself, it's not secret, a guard found him in his chambers once trying to hang himself! This is a man who's making value decisions on people's lives!”
- From the movie: The Exorcism of Emily Rose
“My job is to represent the interest of the people, make an effort to be objective.”
- From the movie: Assassin's Creed
“Welcome to the Spanish Inquisition.”
- From the movie: Final Analysis
- From the movie: Intolerable Cruelty
“- Freddy Bender: Objection, Your Honor: strangling the witness.
- Judge Marva Munson: I'm going to allow it.” - From the movie: Judge Dredd
“You will be alone. Upon retirement, you will take the long walk... which every Judge takes, outside these city walls, into the cursed Earth. There you will remain for the last of your days, alone and carrying the Law.”
- From the movie: Intolerable Cruelty
- From the movie: Nothing But Trouble
“- Diane Lightson: Does he treat all traffic violators this graciously?
- Dennis: Only ones he takes a special interest in, like bankers.” - From the movie: Amistad
“- John Quincy Adams: Now, you understand you're going to the Supreme Court. Do you know why?
- Cinque: It is the place where they finally kill us.” - From the movie: True Grit
- From the movie: The Place Beyond the Pines
“He had that quality that judges have, where they have tremendous compassion, but they're also ferocious at the same time.”
- From the movie: The Verdict
“Your honor, with all due respect: if you're going to try my case for me, I wish you wouldn't lose it.”
- From the movie: Follow That Bird
“- Sam Sleaze: What seems to be the problem, officer? What's the charge?
- State Trooper: What about counterfeiting, extortion, fraud, impersonating a dentist, stealing an apple from a kid?
- Sam Sleaze: Oh, about that apple, officer, I can explain that. We was just holding it for a friend.
- State Trooper: You can tell that to the judge.” - From the movie: True Grit
- From the movie: Wrongfully Accused
“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.”
- From the movie: Ghosts of Mississippi
“In the horrific deaths of Emmett Till, Reverend G.W. Lee, Lamar Smith and a variety of other atrocities, no one has been convicted. And we feel that those guilty of having commited these ungodly acts have the feeling of assurance that nothing ever would be done. For you see, ladies and gentlemen, white juries have yet to convict a white man in...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: Dancing Lady
“- Girl with Tod: The judge will give you 15 years for what you're thinking.
- Tod Newton: It'd be worth it.” - From the movie: The Scarlet Pimpernel
- From the movie: Sharpe's Rifles
“- Richard Sharpe: Did you volunteer for this lot, Cooper?
- Cooper: Uh no, not exactly sir. I was invited to join... by a magistrate.” - From the movie: From the Hip
“What are you two, a comedy team?”
- From the movie: Joan of Arc
“- Cauchon: Father Vincente, you're the most venerable among us. What do you think?
- Father Vincente: I think this trial is a masquerade, and I won't be part of it anymore. I'm willing to be her judge, but not her executioner.
- Cauchon: That's what I'm trying to ensure.
- Father Vincente: A verdict comes at the end of a trial, Cauchon, not at...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Destry Rides Again
- From the movie: Amistad
“I am embarrassed to admit that I was under the misconception that our Executive and Judicial Branches were separate.”
- From the movie: The Verdict
I'd prepared a case and old man White said to me, "How did you do?". And, I said, "Did my best". And he said, "You're not paid to do your best. You're paid to win".
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