The Best Judge Lisa Pongracic Quotes

Ted: Specifically, my field is forensic accounting. I determine the worth of businesses, usually for the purposes of litigation or matrimonial matters.
Defense: At my request, Mr. Vavoulis, did you evaluate the worth of Lucy Dolan's enterprise?
Jack: [Objects] Again, no foundation.
Ted: Actually, I can help with that.
Judge: Let's hear what you've got.
Ted: This chart helps establish what we call a PBA, a pattern of business activity. The enormous volume of phone calls over the past five months is a clear indication of business activity.
Defense: And the underlying data was derived from Lucy Dolan's home phone?
Ted: No, it's a cellular phone. But the same principles apply.
Defense: Go on.
Ted: When this phone activity is viewed in light of Miss Dolan's net worth, as determined by her tangible assets. such as automobiles, home furnishings, personal property, I see not just a going concern, but a thriving one.
Defense: And could you determine what kind of business Miss Dolan was involved in?
Ted: No, but if I had to guess, based on the voluminous cell phone use and the hours of the incoming calls, I'd say it was something perhaps not legal.
Defense: Drugs?
Ted: Perhaps.
Defense: And have you ever analyzed a narcotics business before, Mr. Vavoulis?
Ted: Yes. I've been hired by the FBI on several occasions. And this fits the profile.
Jack: Could this pattern also apply to some other home business, such as, say, selling Tupperware?
Ted: Yes.

Judge: [after Claire saves Ben from being held in contempt] Give her a raise, Ben. You were about to walk out of here in cuffs.

Mr. Axtell: Mr. Panatti asked my client if he knew of a reasonable person who would believe him. Mr. Schiff is a reasonable person. I think his views are admissible as rebuttal.
Judge: Overruled. Go ahead, Mr. Axtell.
Mr. Axtell: Petitioner's refusal to indict defendant on first-degree murder led to his removalo. Using his prosecutorial discretion, petitioner concluded there was insufficient evidence of intent to commit robbery to sustain a charge of first-degree murder. I have nothing further.