Considering the hundreds of situations in which the characters from the duck universe were seen fighting each other, it may seem somewhat strange that the ducks did not find themselves in courts of law more than they actually were. Carl Barks filled most of his comic book stories with a multitude of inextricable conflicts and serious crimes. But we rarely saw the ducks caught in the judicial system.
There could be a number of reasons for this, but the most plausible would be that the stereotyped representatives from the judicial system are not that funny. Being just clever and decisive (as a judge) or supercilious and conceited (as a lawyer) is not enough to qualify for participation in a comic book story. Still, Barks managed to include a few memorable character caricatures over the years. Here they are...

JUDGES
When you read a funny animal comic book story you can be almost certain that specific characters are cast as stereotypes; a fox is sly, a rat is mean, an owl is wise, and so on. No wonder, then, that a judge is normally portrayed as an owl. Barks followed suit...
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LAWYERS
Barks had a close knowledge of lawyers from his own life, where he saw them as money-grabbing and self-righteous personalities. His mistrust started back in 1951 when he underwent a painful divorce from his second wife, Clara. He later admitted that the character of Sharky was inspired by the divorce proceedings.
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MOC41 Sylvester Shyster	U$34 Giltfilcher
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BOTH - and more...

WDCS271 Besides the judge (in full robe, English wig, striped trousers, and a gavel!) and the lawyer we see the connected system's representatives - the police force.

FC0147 Again, Barks presents us with a judge wearing an English wig. The prosecution is represented by the strict - and fully awake - character at the right-hand side, while Donald's defence attorney is fast asleep in the left-hand corner! In the middle, the court's only juror, Texas Tex, takes a relaxed attitude to the proceedings...

U$52 In this wig story panel we are presented to yet another judge - surprisingly without a wig - and a prosecutor. This time Barks also presents us to a full jury among which we find the renowned Mrs. Fzsnk as number four from the left in the first row.