• Q: What do you call a document that’s always in trouble with the law?
  A: Criminally charged paper.

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• Q: Why did the legal pad go to therapy?
  A: It had too many issues with its rulings.
• Q: What’s a lawyer’s favorite type of wood?
  A: Sue-de.
• Q: Why was the judge always happy?
  A: Because they knew how to stay in contempt.
• Q: What’s a lawyer’s favorite game?
  A: Lawsuit and Ladders.
• Q: Why did the attorney bring a ladder to court?
  A: To take their case to a higher court.
• Q: What do you call a group of musical lawyers?
  A: The Bar Chords.
• Q: Why did the law library go on a diet?
  A: Too many thin precedents.
• Q: What do you call a fake noodle in legal terms?
  A: An impasta.
• Q: Why did the lawyer become a gardener?
  A: They had a knack for handling briefs.
• Q: What’s a judge’s favorite party game?
  A: Order in the Court Twister.
• Q: Why did the legal document break up with the dictionary?
  A: It found the definitions too restraining.
• Q: What’s a lawyer’s favorite type of footwear?
  A: Lawsuits.
• Q: What did the law student say to the difficult case?
  A: “You’re really pushing my briefs.”
• Q: Why did the courtroom artist become a comedian?
  A: They had a talent for sketchy humor.
• Q: What’s a lawyer’s favorite chocolate?
  A: Brief-ers.
• Q: Why did the law professor always carry a pencil?
  A: To draw their own conclusions.
• Q: What’s a contract’s favorite type of music?
  A: Fine print.
• Q: Why do lawyers make terrible friends?
  A: They’re always objecting.
• Q: What’s a courtroom’s favorite sport?
  A: Cross-examination.

• What has a long arm but doesn’t reach for anything?
  
  
  Answer: The law.
• I can be binding, but I’m not a book. What am I?
  
  Answer: A legal contract.
• What is the key to a fair trial that opens doors for justice?
  
  Answer: Due process.
• I am blindfolded, holding scales, and represent justice. Who am I?
  
  Answer: Lady Justice.
• What starts in the courtroom but can end up in a higher court?
  
  Answer: an appeal.
• I’m not a crime, but I’m still against the law. What am I?
  
  Answer: Jaywalking.
• What travels around the world but stays in a corner?
  
  Answer: A postage stamp (referring to jurisdiction).
• I’m a code of conduct for robots. What am I?
  
  Answer: Asimov’s Laws of Robotics.
• What can be examined, but not touched, held, or kept?
  
  Answer: Evidence.
• I have a judge and a box. What am I?
  
  Answer: A jury box.
• What word is spelled incorrectly in every dictionary?
  
  Answer: Incorrectly.
• What has a bark but no bite and is used in legal documents?
  
  Answer: Footnote.
• What is the legal profession’s favorite game?
  
  Answer: Lawsuit.
• What has teeth but can’t bite you in court?
  
  Answer: The comb of justice.
• I can be taken but not stolen. What am I?
  
  Answer: A deposition.
• What always follows you but never moves?
  
  Answer: Your record.
• What is black and white and read all over in court?
  
  Answer: Legal briefs.
• What is the attorney’s favorite candy?
  
  Answer: Jolly Rancher (jury rancher).
• I’m in court but not on trial. What am I?
  
  Answer: The witness stand.
• What is the legal term for an egghead lawyer?
  
  Answer: A jurisprudent.

Another Law riddles

• What has a docket but can’t fly?
  
  
  Answer: A court case.
• I’m a legal bird that delivers justice. What am I?
  
  Answer: The stork (delivering a legal adoption).
• What has a gavel but doesn’t build anything?
  
  Answer: The judge.
• I can be passed, but I’m not a ball. What am I?
  
  Answer: Legislation.
• What is the favorite dance of lawyers?
  
  Answer: The lawsuit shuffle.
• What is always present at a legal dinner party?
  
  Answer: Legal briefs.
• What is a lawyer’s favorite type of math?
  
  Answer: Alge-bra (algebra).
• I am taken in a courtroom, but I’m not a photograph. What am I?
  
  Answer: Testimony.
• What has a charge but isn’t a criminal?
  
  Answer: The jury.
• I’m a legal athlete, known for jumping through hoops. What am I?
  
  Answer: A legal loophole.
• What is the lawyer’s favorite baseball team?
  
  Answer: The New York Defenders.
• What can be heavy, but not in pounds, and decides guilt or innocence?
  
  Answer: The burden of proof.
• What has pages but is not a book, filled with arguments and citations?
  
  Answer: Legal briefs.
• What is the attorney’s favorite type of music?
  
  Answer: Class-action.
• What is the legal term for a haunted house?
  
  Answer: A lawsuit.
• What is the judge’s favorite type of footwear?
  
  Answer: Lawsuits (loafers).
• I’m a legal weapon, not made of metal. What am I?
  
  Answer: The lawyer’s argument.
• What has keys but doesn’t open locks?
  
  Answer: A keyboard (for legal research).
• What has rules but can’t play a game?
  
  Answer: The law.
• I’m present in a court and on a calendar. What am I?
  
  Answer: A date (court date).

• What has a bar but doesn’t serve drinks?
  
  
  Answer: The legal profession.
• I have eight legs and a strong case. What am I?
  
  Answer: A spider (with a good defense).
• What can be examined but not studied in school?
  
  Answer: Evidence.
• I’m always present in court but never say a word. What am I?
  
  Answer: Silence.
• What is a judge’s favorite type of party?
  
  Answer: A court party.
• What has a witness but never saw anything?
  
  Answer: A deposition.
• What is the legal term for a sunburn?
  
  Answer: A tort (sun-tort).
• I’m a legal document that sounds like a reptile. What am I?
  
  Answer: A lease (sounds like “lizard”).
• What is the lawyer’s favorite type of tree?
  
  Answer: The oak (objection sustained).
• What is a judge’s favorite sport?
  
  Answer: Ruling.
• What can be filed but never leaves the office?
  
  Answer: Documents.
• I have a crown but don’t rule a kingdom. What am I?
  
  Answer: The judge’s gavel.
• What is the attorney’s favorite type of seafood?
  
  Answer: Legal sole.
• What has a court but isn’t for playing sports?
  
  Answer: The courthouse.
• What is the legal term for a baker’s mistake?
  
  Answer: A torte (tort).
• What has a jury but isn’t a duty?
  
  Answer: The jury box.
• What is the lawyer’s favorite mode of transportation?
  
  Answer: A legal briefcase.
• What is the judge’s favorite dessert?
  
  Answer: Just-desserts.
• What can be witnessed but never saw anything?
  
  Answer: Testimony.
• What has a bench but isn’t in a park?
  
  Answer: The judge’s bench.

Getting over with Law riddles

• What is the lawyer’s favorite type of footwear?
  
  
  Answer: Lawsuits (loafers).
• What is the legal term for a haunted house?
  
  Answer: A lawsuit.
• I have scales but can’t measure weight. What am I?
  
  Answer: The scales of justice.
• What is the attorney’s favorite type of fruit?
  
  Answer: Appeal.
• What has a case but isn’t a suitcase?
  
  Answer: A court case.
• I’m a legal document that rhymes with “plead.” What am I?
  
  Answer: A deed.
• What has rules but doesn’t play games?
  
  Answer: The law.
• What is the lawyer’s favorite kind of music?
  
  Answer: Lawsuit notes (musical notes).
• What can be served but not eaten, and it’s not on a plate?
  
  Answer: A subpoena.
• What has a bar but doesn’t serve drinks?
  
  Answer: The legal profession.
• What is the judge’s favorite type of coffee?
  
  Answer: Mocha (mock trial).
• What has a judge but doesn’t make decisions?
  
  Answer: The courtroom.
• What is the legal term for a cat’s injury?
  
  Answer: A “paw”suit.
• What is a lawyer’s favorite type of tree?
  
  Answer: The jurisdiction tree.
• What has a code but doesn’t open doors?
  
  Answer: The legal code.
• What has arguments but no physical fights?
  
  Answer: Legal debates.
• What is the lawyer’s favorite type of math?
  
  Answer: Alimony (algebra).
• What is the judge’s favorite type of sandwich?
  
  Answer: A “subpoena” sandwich.
• What has a plaintiff but isn’t planting anything?
  
  Answer: A legal complaint.
• What is the attorney’s favorite dessert?
  
  Answer: A “just-desserts” cake.