Hot Bench!
Before "Judge Judy", over which court did Judith Sheindlin preside
NYC Family Court
In this 1997 film, Keanu Reeves plays a young Florida attorney brought to New York City to work for a less than savory boss
The Devil's Advocate
This Amendment states
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
2nd Amendment
How many jurors sit for a civil trial
6
This 1992 American Legal Drama is well known for the line "you can't handle the truth!"
A Few Good Men
Criminal defense attorneys wish their clients would more often invoke this 5th Amendment right while in police custody
the right to remain silent
How many jurors sit for a criminal trial
12
This 1982 Legal Drama stars Paul Newman in which he states "judge if you are going to try my case for me at least don't lose it"
The Verdict
Ratified 100 years ago (1920), the 19th Amendment established
Women the right to vote
In Latin, this term means "to tell the truth" and is the process an attorney undertakes while selecting a jury
voir dire
This 2020 legal show is based upon the true story of Isaac Wright Jr., a man who obtained his law license while imprisoned in which he helped overturn 20 wrongful convictions of fellow inmates before overturning his own wrongful conviction
For Life
The 4th Amendment prohibits these types of actions without probable cause
searches & seizures
The maximum punishment for speeding in New York is imprisonment for how many days
15
This movie which involves a metallic, mint-green Buick Skylark, although a comedy, actually contains one of the more accurate courtroom procedural portrayals in American Cinema
My Cousin Vinny
Included within the 5th Amendment, no "double jeopardy" (Alec Trebek aside) means
Cannot be tried for the same crime twice