Timeline

The following article is a timeline of the Ace Attorney universe.

Basic reckoning
It is important to note that the years used in this timeline are mostly based on the full date given on a DL-6 Incident case summary file, all other events being portrayed as being relative to other dates as opposed to having a definite point of occurrence. The murder of Gregory Edgeworth is recorded as having occurred on December 28, 2001. By the statute of limitations an unsolved case is closed permanently 15 years after its opening, putting the final resolution of the incident at December 28, 2016. From this, it is possible to construct a timeline of the Ace Attorney universe.

Complications
The developers of the Ace Attorney games, in particular the people in charge of putting down the ages of characters in court records, have not paid much attention to any absolute timeline. This is evident in the fact that characters' ages do not change as the game progresses (except during "flashback" cases), even when a new year passes by. This has led to some inconsistencies in character birthdates. This timeline treats the "present" timeline of an individual game as a "year" (much like school terms that straddle the new year), which resolves some of these issues. More information on this can be found here.

Timeline
The timeline itself follows.

Pre-1950

 * 1818: Lordly Tailor is established.
 * Early 1900s: The first "De Killer" appears.
 * 1940-1: Bruto Cadaverini is born.
 * 1946-7: Carnage Onred is born.

1950s

 * 1950-1: Victor Kudo is born.
 * 1951: Manfred von Karma is born.
 * 1951-2: Damon Gant is born.
 * 1952: Marvin Grossberg and Magnifi Gramarye are born.
 * 1956-7: Zinc White is born.
 * 1958: Deed Man and Ittetsu Badou are born.

1960s

 * 1964: Winston Payne and Yanni Yogi are born.
 * 1965-6: Russel Berry is born.
 * 1967-8: Jouichirou Amanogawa is born.
 * 1968: Robert Hammond is born.
 * 1968-9: Masumi Ogura is born.

1970s

 * 1970: Misty Fey, Winfred Kitaki and Drew Misham are born.
 * 1970-1: Kane Bullard and Bikini are born.
 * 1971: Kay Faraday's father is born.
 * 1971-2: Moe is born.
 * 1976-7: Furio Tigre is born.
 * 1977: Redd White is born.
 * 1979: Jack Hammer and Tooru Makari are born.
 * 1979-80: Jean Armstrong is born.

1980s

 * 1980: Frank Sahwit, Guy Eldoon, Pal Meraktis and Zak Gramarye are born.
 * 1980-1: Bruce Goodman is born.
 * 1981-2: Damian Hinge is born.
 * 1982: Dee Vasquez and Valant Gramarye are born.
 * 1982-3: Turner Grey is born.
 * 1983-4: Jake Marshall is born.
 * 1984: Sal Manella and Plum Kitaki are born.
 * 1984-5: Luke Atmey is born.
 * 1985-6: Diego Armando and Angel Starr are born.
 * 1986: Dick Gumshoe and Thalassa Gramarye are born.
 * 1986-7: Benjamin Woodman is born.
 * 1987: Terry Fawles is born.
 * Sept. 6: Dustin Prince is born.
 * 1987-8: Lana Skye and Manny Coachen are born.
 * 1989: Mia Fey and Valerie Hawthorne are born.
 * '1989-90: Jacques Portsman, Buddy Faith, Shiina and Aoi Akaishi are born.

1990s

 * 1990: Spark Brushel is born.
 * 1990-1: Glen Elg and Akbey Hicks are born.
 * 1991: Romein LeTouse is born.
 * 1991-2: Acro, Doug Swallow and Shiryuu Rou are born.
 * 1992: Miles Edgeworth is born.
 * 1992-3: Phoenix Wright is born.
 * 1993: Larry Butz, April May, Will Powers, Dahlia Hawthorne and Iris are born.
 * 1993-4: Viola Cadaverini is born.