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| − | A '''lawyer''' (also known as an '''attorney''', or ''' |
+ | A '''lawyer''' (also known as an '''attorney''', '''advocate''', '''counsel''', '''legal counsel''', or '''litigator''') was a [[legal expert]] who represented the interests of a person or group, for example, in a [[court]] of [[law]]. They also defended or prosecuted in [[Starfleet]] [[court martial]] cases. ({{TOS|Court Martial}}) |
| + | Lawyers serving in Starfleet could be assigned to the office of the [[Judge Advocate General]]. ({{TOS|Court Martial}}; {{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}) |
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| + | [[Jean-Luc Picard]], while involved in an [[arbitration]] regarding the [[Contract of Ardra]], noted that his reputation as a litigator was at stake, as well as his "immortal [[soul]]". ({{TNG|Devil's Due}}) |
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"[[Conservator]]" was the [[Cardassian]] equivalent of a criminal defense lawyer, although his role was actually not to acquit the accused but rather to prepare the accused to acknowledge and confess the crime(s) charged. The accused was also advised by a [[Nestor]], who was an officer of, but not allowed to address, the Cardassian court. ({{DS9|Tribunal}}) |
"[[Conservator]]" was the [[Cardassian]] equivalent of a criminal defense lawyer, although his role was actually not to acquit the accused but rather to prepare the accused to acknowledge and confess the crime(s) charged. The accused was also advised by a [[Nestor]], who was an officer of, but not allowed to address, the Cardassian court. ({{DS9|Tribunal}}) |
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"[[Legal intercessor]]" was a possible [[Romulan]] equivalent of a lawyer. ({{TNG|Unification I}}) |
"[[Legal intercessor]]" was a possible [[Romulan]] equivalent of a lawyer. ({{TNG|Unification I}}) |
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| + | The [[Klingon]]s termed their equivalent defending lawyers "[[Advocate]]s". ({{ENT|Judgment}}; {{film|6}}; {{DS9|Rules of Engagement}}) |
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| ⚫ | After [[Kay Eaton]] disagreed with her husband [[Julius Eaton|Julius]]' idea on what to do with [[Benny Russell]]'s [[Deep Space Nine (novella)|Deep Space Nine story]], [[Herbert Rossoff]] told her '' |
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| ⚫ | After [[Kay Eaton]] disagreed with her husband [[Julius Eaton|Julius]]' idea on what to do with [[Benny Russell]]'s [[Deep Space Nine (novella)|Deep Space Nine story]], [[Herbert Rossoff]] told her "''You tell him, Kay. I know a good [[divorce]] lawyer if you need one.''" ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}}) |
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| + | In a [[detective]] [[novel]] studied by [[Data]], [[Benny Fortenstein]] was a lawyer in [[New York City]]. ({{TNG|The Big Goodbye}}) |
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| ⚫ | [[Starfleet]] officers of [[Commander]] rank or above could be called upon to serve as attorneys on an ad hoc basis in situations where no other legal staff was available or in matters involving personnel under their command. ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man|The Drumhead}}, {{DS9|Dax|Rules of Engagement}}, {{VOY|Author, Author}}) |
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=== [[Cardassian]] === |
=== [[Cardassian]] === |
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| − | * [[Kovat]] |
+ | * [[Kovat]] – conservator representing [[Miles O'Brien]] in [[2370]]. ({{DS9|Tribunal}}) |
| − | * [[Odo]] |
+ | * [[Odo]] – nestor representing [[Miles O'Brien]] in [[2370]]. ({{DS9|Tribunal}}) |
=== [[Human]] === |
=== [[Human]] === |
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| − | * [[Samuel T. Cogley]] |
+ | * [[Samuel T. Cogley]] – defense counsel for [[James T. Kirk]] (and later, [[Benjamin Finney]]) in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|Court Martial}}) |
| − | * [[Areel Shaw]] |
+ | * [[Areel Shaw]] – prosecuted James T. Kirk in 2267. ({{TOS|Court Martial}}) |
| − | * [[Phillipa Louvois]] |
+ | * [[Phillipa Louvois]] – prosecuted Jean-Luc Picard concerning the loss of the {{USS|Stargazer}} in [[2355]]; presided over a hearing to determine [[Data]]'s legal rights in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man}}) |
| − | * [[Jean-Luc Picard]] |
+ | * [[Jean-Luc Picard]] – defense counsel for [[Data]] in [[2365]]; arbitration counsel on behalf of the Ventaxian people in [[2367]]. ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man|Devil's Due}}) |
| − | * [[William Riker]] |
+ | * [[William T. Riker]] – prosecuted Data on behalf of [[Bruce Maddox]] in [[2365]]; defense counsel for [[Simon Tarses]] in [[2367]]. ({{TNG|The Measure Of A Man|The Drumhead}}) |
| − | * [[Benjamin Sisko]] |
+ | * [[Benjamin Sisko]] – defense counsel for [[Jadzia Dax]] in [[2369]], and [[Worf]] in [[2372]]. ({{DS9|Dax|Rules of Engagement}}) |
| − | * [[Kathryn Janeway]] |
+ | * [[Kathryn Janeway]] – represented [[The Doctor]] in [[2377]]. ({{VOY|Author, Author}}) |
=== [[Klingon]] === |
=== [[Klingon]] === |
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| − | * [[Ch'Pok]] |
+ | * [[Ch'Pok]] – prosecuted Worf in 2372. ({{DS9|Rules of Engagement}}) |
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+ | * {{dis|Kolos|Klingon}} – defended [[Jonathan Archer]] in [[2152]]. ({{ENT|Judgment}}) |
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+ | * {{dis|Orak|Klingon}} – prosecuted Jonathan Archer in 2152. ({{ENT|Judgment}}) |
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+ | * {{dis|Worf|Colonel}} – defended James T. Kirk and Leonard McCoy in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}) |
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+ | * {{dis|Chang|General}} – prosecuted James T. Kirk and Leonard McCoy in 2293. ({{film|6}}) |
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| + | === [[Vulcan]] === |
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| + | * [[Tuvok]] – represented [[Quinn]]'s [[political asylum]] bid in [[2372]]. ({{VOY|Death Wish}}) |
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| + | == Appendices == |
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| + | === Background information === |
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| + | According to [[Melinda Snodgrass]], [[Gene Roddenberry]] initially objected to the story for {{e|The Measure Of A Man}} because of Roddenberry's insistence that lawyers would be redundant by the time of {{s|TNG}}. Snodgrass recalled, "''[A]ccording to Gene there were no lawyers in the 24th century because if people had criminal intentions they 'had their minds made right'. I found that chilling. I also pointed out that you have contracts that have to be negotiated and conflicts of law between different legal systems, and divorces, etc. etc. There was no way there would be no lawyers in the future.''" [http://melindasnodgrass.com/star-trek-discovery] |
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| − | == External |
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* {{Wikipedia}} |
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| + | [[de:Rechtsanwalt]] |
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Revision as of 18:22, 22 November 2019
A lawyer (also known as an attorney, advocate, counsel, legal counsel, or litigator) was a legal expert who represented the interests of a person or group, for example, in a court of law. They also defended or prosecuted in Starfleet court martial cases. (TOS: "Court Martial")
Lawyers serving in Starfleet could be assigned to the office of the Judge Advocate General. (TOS: "Court Martial"; TNG: "The Measure Of A Man")
On Earth after World War III, lawyers were, for a time, abolished by execution. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint") However, in the Federation, lawyers existed in the 23rd and 24th centuries.
Jean-Luc Picard, while involved in an arbitration regarding the Contract of Ardra, noted that his reputation as a litigator was at stake, as well as his "immortal soul". (TNG: "Devil's Due")
"Conservator" was the Cardassian equivalent of a criminal defense lawyer, although his role was actually not to acquit the accused but rather to prepare the accused to acknowledge and confess the crime(s) charged. The accused was also advised by a Nestor, who was an officer of, but not allowed to address, the Cardassian court. (DS9: "Tribunal")
"Legal intercessor" was a possible Romulan equivalent of a lawyer. (TNG: "Unification I")
The Klingons termed their equivalent defending lawyers "Advocates". (ENT: "Judgment"; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; DS9: "Rules of Engagement")
After Kay Eaton disagreed with her husband Julius' idea on what to do with Benny Russell's Deep Space Nine story, Herbert Rossoff told her "You tell him, Kay. I know a good divorce lawyer if you need one." (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
In a detective novel studied by Data, Benny Fortenstein was a lawyer in New York City. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")
After he was arrested by Odo for smuggling kemacite, Quark told Rom to get him a lawyer. Rom suggested that he would contact Gaila for one. (DS9: "Little Green Men")
Starfleet officers of Commander rank or above could be called upon to serve as attorneys on an ad hoc basis in situations where no other legal staff was available or in matters involving personnel under their command. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man", "The Drumhead", DS9: "Dax", "Rules of Engagement", VOY: "Author, Author")
Law practitioners
Cardassian
- Kovat – conservator representing Miles O'Brien in 2370. (DS9: "Tribunal")
- Odo – nestor representing Miles O'Brien in 2370. (DS9: "Tribunal")
Human
- Samuel T. Cogley – defense counsel for James T. Kirk (and later, Benjamin Finney) in 2267. (TOS: "Court Martial")
- Areel Shaw – prosecuted James T. Kirk in 2267. (TOS: "Court Martial")
- Phillipa Louvois – prosecuted Jean-Luc Picard concerning the loss of the USS Stargazer in 2355; presided over a hearing to determine Data's legal rights in 2365. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man")
- Jean-Luc Picard – defense counsel for Data in 2365; arbitration counsel on behalf of the Ventaxian people in 2367. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man", "Devil's Due")
- William T. Riker – prosecuted Data on behalf of Bruce Maddox in 2365; defense counsel for Simon Tarses in 2367. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man", "The Drumhead")
- Benjamin Sisko – defense counsel for Jadzia Dax in 2369, and Worf in 2372. (DS9: "Dax", "Rules of Engagement")
- Kathryn Janeway – represented The Doctor in 2377. (VOY: "Author, Author")
Klingon
- Ch'Pok – prosecuted Worf in 2372. (DS9: "Rules of Engagement")
- Kolos – defended Jonathan Archer in 2152. (ENT: "Judgment")
- Orak – prosecuted Jonathan Archer in 2152. (ENT: "Judgment")
- Worf – defended James T. Kirk and Leonard McCoy in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
- Chang – prosecuted James T. Kirk and Leonard McCoy in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
Vulcan
- Tuvok – represented Quinn's political asylum bid in 2372. (VOY: "Death Wish")
Appendices
See also
Background information
According to Melinda Snodgrass, Gene Roddenberry initially objected to the story for "The Measure Of A Man" because of Roddenberry's insistence that lawyers would be redundant by the time of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Snodgrass recalled, "[A]ccording to Gene there were no lawyers in the 24th century because if people had criminal intentions they 'had their minds made right'. I found that chilling. I also pointed out that you have contracts that have to be negotiated and conflicts of law between different legal systems, and divorces, etc. etc. There was no way there would be no lawyers in the future." [1]
External links
- Lawyer at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Lawyer at Wikipedia