Darlene: I needed to show him he couldn’t get away with what he did to me, no matter what the jury said. I don’t trust juries.
Emily: You’ll have to move past that.

Emily: Dr. Vasquez, I’m having a hard time understanding why Ms. Schmidt, who you just said was so easy to talk to, suddenly smashed your head with a tire iron!
Dr. Vasquez: You’d have to ask her.
Emily: I didn’t have to. She told hospital staff that you violated her.
Maggie: 402! 402!
Emily: Violate could mean many things.

What is ridiculous is could have only tried my client with felony murder, but you didn’t. You wanted to put him away for life to save your job, so you went for a special circumstance only you screwed up, only you screwed up with the underlying felony.

Emily: Your Honor, given that district attorney Bravo is a well-known public figure, the defense objects to his presence in court as it may greatly influence the jury.
Mark: Sir, I’ve got this.
Judge Marshall: Mr. Bravo, while I’m deciding whether to kick you out of my courtroom, what do we owe the pleasure?
DA Bravo: Your Honor, I’m here to try this defendant for the murder of Reba McCallister.
Judge Marshall: Who says Mondays are boring? Let’s bring in the jury.

Luke: Having kids does matter to me, but you matter to me more.
Emily: Really?
Luke: Yes. The thing that matters to me the most is that we’re together.

Sara: Every time we go out, I expect Bravo to leap out of the bushes and fire me.
Emily: Ever since I told Luke I don’t want kids, it feels like he’s leaping into the bushes to hide from me.

Jim: She tried to take her own life because of this asshole kid.
Emily: I am so sorry. I can’t even imagine how horrible that must have been for you and your wife.

Mrs. Ellington: Do you have any kids?
Emily: No, I don’t
Mrs. Ellington: Well, when you do, you’ll understand. They shape your future and run your life.

We could win without your testimony but lose with it.

All Rise Quotes

Sherri: Your honor?
Lola: This is a big moment for me. I just want to be present for it.

Mark: Your honor? Your Honor? Lola? I know you're up here. Why does it always have to be the top floor?
Lola: Because I don't want anyone to find me.
Mark: I told you to be sphinx-like.
Lola: I can't talk about my case.
Mark: It's okay. Lots of other people are.
Lola: Thanks a lot.
Mark: The sphinx has survived for 4500 years by silently staring down the enemy and then asking the right questions.
Lola: She wasn't dealing with LAPD and... I can't talk about it. It's just that... up on that bench, in this thing, everything is different. And that detective, I need to make a difference, but I can't tell if this is the battle, or this is the war.
Mark: What can I do?
Lola: Visit me at traffic court in Palmdale.
Mark: Never gonna happen.