Timeline

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

Basic reckoning

The events in the timeline can be divided up into three categories:

• The Meiji/Victorian timeline (Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken and Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Kakugo)
• Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
• The "modern" timeline (everything else)

"Modern" timeline

The years used for this category are based on the full date given on a DL-6 Incident case summary file, with all other events being portrayed as 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. This method of generating timeline dates is generally corroborated by Gyakuten Taizen 2001-2016^{[needs further investigation]} as well as a poster seen for Trucy In Gramarye-Land in The Magical Turnabout, whose days of the week match up with the year 2028, which is consistent when adding up the years between it and the final resolution of DL-6.

Meiji/Victorian timeline

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The years used for this category are based on the date of birth of the character Sōseki Natsume, who is based on the real life author of the same name. Natsume was born in 1867, and is 33 when he is introduced, which would place The Adventure of the Clouded Kokoro in 1900.

In truth, any attempt to base the years on real-life events will result in inconsistencies, as various events referenced in the games take place at different relative times compared to their real-life occurrences. For example, Natsume was only present in the UK from 1901 to January 1903, while in The Memoirs of the Clouded Kokoro he returns to the UK in February. Plus, he would be 36 in 1903. There are several references to a World’s Fair, but no World’s Fair occurred in Great Britain at this time. Interestingly enough, even Susato is aware of the French “exposition universelle”, a term used for French World’s Fairs/World Expos before 1900, and Hart Vortex’s dialogue seems to imply that a World’s Fair had never occurred in Great Britain before, further complicating things.

A free DLC pack for Dai Gyakuten Saiban notes that the game was set in 1897 in early drafts, but the year is never mentioned in the main game.

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

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The years used for this category are based on two assumptions:

• The main game is canon to the rest of the series, but the Special Episodes are not.
• The visit to London occurs after Maggey Byrde is wrongfully convicted of murder, and before her case is appealed a month later in Recipe for Turnabout.

It is evident that the game was not meant to have a firm place at least in the aforementioned "modern" timeline. This can be seen from the lack of dates, the many trilogy references even up to Bridge to the Turnabout, and the crossover with the Professor Layton continuity, which is implied to take place earlier in the 20th century.

It should be noted that there is conflicting information about when Espella Cantabella ran away from home. Espella claims in Chapter 3 that it was five years prior to the events of the game, but her father says in the Epilogue that it was four years.

Complications

The developers of the Ace Attorney games, in particular the people in charge of putting down the ages of characters in the court record, have not paid much attention to any absolute timeline. This is evident in the fact that characters' ages do not change within a game (except during "flashback" cases), even when a new year passes by. This has led to some inconsistencies in character birthdates. The timeline for this page 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.

Since the organizer profiles in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth and Gyakuten Kenji 2 fit with corresponding court record profiles in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations, the 2018-2019 "year" used in Trials and Tribulations is used for the purpose of birth years in these games.

The timeline itself follows. Please note that some of these dates are extrapolations (e.g., "two weeks after Phoenix Wright's disbarment" becomes "May 3") and may not be exactly correct. Nonetheless, it's unlikely that the "true" dates will ever be pinned down.

Pre-1830

• Lang Zi is born.
• c. 2000 BC: Lang Zi of Zheng Fa spreads his philosophy of detainment through his country and starts an international network of connections.
• The "Holy Mother" is born.
• Ihmsan is born.
• c. 7th Century: The Kingdom of Khura'in is founded by the Holy Mother.
• September 4, 1781: Los Angeles is founded.
• 1818: Lordly Tailor is established.
• May 24, 1819: Alexandrina Victoria is born.
• September 29, 1829: The Metropolitan Police Service is founded.

1830s

• 1831-2: Sanmon Sonohigurashi is born.
• June 20, 1837: Alexandrina Victoria begins her reign as Queen of England.
• 1838: Beppo is born.

1840s

• 1846: Mortar Milverton is born.
• 1847: Hart Vortex is born.
• 1848: Taketsuchi Auchi is born.
• 1849: Harry Barricade is born.

1850s

• 1851-2: John Watson is born.
• 1852: Cosney Megundal and Hatch Windibank are born.
• 1853: Elyder Meningen is born.
• 1854: John Garrideb is born.
• 1855: Tobias Gregson is born.
• 1857: Yūjin Mikotoba, Seishirou Jigoku, and Klimt van Zieks are born.
• 1858: Rumba Marmatch is born.

1860s

• 1860: Everyday Mittlemont is born.
• 1860-1: Taizou Uzukumaru is born.
• 1861: Courtney Sithe is born.
• 1862: Joan Garrideb, Heita Mamemomi, and Mrs. Altamont are born.
• 1862-3: Mitrov Stroganov is born.
• 1864: Anna Mittlemont is born.
• 1865: Enoch Drebber is born.
• 1866: Sherlock Holmes and Oscar Fairplay are born.
• 1867: Barok van Zieks and Benjamin Dobinbough are born.
  • February 9: Sōseki Natsume is born.
• September 8, 1868: Japan's Meiji period begins.
• 1869: William Petenshy is born. The modern Los Angeles Police Department is established.
• 1869-70: Satoru Hosonaga is born.

1870s

• 1873: Robert Crogley and Tully Tinpillar are born.
• 1874: Nemmy Tinpillar, Connette Rozaic, and Maurice de Quilco are born.
• 1875: Jezail Brett and Marco di Gicho are born.
• 1876: Ryūnosuke Naruhodō and Kazuma Asōgi are born.
• 1877: Patrick O'Malley and Decargo Mieterman are born.
• 1878: Duncan Ross is born.
• 1879: Adam Redifast and Rola O'Malley are born.

1880s

• 1880: Viridian Green is born.
• 1881: Maria Goulloyne is born.
• 1882: Gina Lestrade is born.
• 1883: Susato Mikotoba is born. Ayame Mikotoba dies in childbirth.
• 1884: Haori Murasame is born. Genshin Asōgi, Yūjin Mikotoba, and Seishirou Jigoku arrive in London from Japan to study abroad.
• 1884-5: Nikomina Borschevic is born.
• 1889: Wilhelm Gottsreich Sigismond Ormstein is born.
  • November: Klimt van Zieks murders three British nobles and the Chief Justice of London.

1890s

1890

• May: Balmung the hound dies.
  • May 31: Klimt van Zieks is killed by Genshin Asōgi in a duel.
• June: Secret trial of Genshin Asōgi for allegedly being the serial killer "Professor". Barok van Zieks makes his court début.
  • Iris Watson is born. Her mother, a young lady of the Baskerville family, dies in childbirth, so she is cared for by Yūjin Mikotoba. He names her after his deceased wife, Ayame.
  • June 17: Genshin Asōgi is killed by Seishirou Jigoku.
  • June 18: Elyder Meningen publishes an article in the Daily Circus newspaper about Genshin Asōgi's death, exposing Enoch Drebber as a grave robber.
  • June 25: Everyday Mittlemont is fired from his job at Berkly Prison for aiding in the escape of Genshin Asōgi.
• Yūjin Mikotoba leaves Iris Watson in the care of Sherlock Holmes and returns to Japan.

1895

• Barok van Zieks takes a five-year leave of absence.

1898

• Iris Watson takes on the Watson name.

1899

• November: Selden goes to prison and is put on death row for charges of eighteen cases of robbery and six cases of murder. Duncan Ross moves into his former flat in John Garrideb's flat complex. William Petenshy escapes from prison and takes up residence in the flat below. Selden dies of illness.
  • November 19: John Watson is murdered by Jezail Brett.
  • November 22: Secret trial of Ryūnosuke Naruhodō for the murder of John Watson. Ryūnosuke makes his court début in Japan.
• December 30: Ryūnosuke Naruhodō, Kazuma Asōgi, and Susato Mikotoba leave for London on the steamship Alaclair.

1900s

• Early 1900s: The first "de Killer" appears.

1900

• January: Duncan Ross is murdered by William Petenshy.
  • January 9: Kazuma Asōgi is supposedly accidentally murdered by Nikomina Borschevic. In actuality, he survives, but is afflicted with amnesia and left in Hong Kong.
• February 15: Mortar Milverton is murdered by Cosney Megundal.
  • February 17: Viridian Green attempts to murder William Petenshy, and is accidentally stabbed in back by Joan Garrideb and goes into a coma.
  • February 18: Ryūnosuke Naruhodō and Susato Mikotoba arrive in the Great British Empire. Ryūnosuke makes his English court début in the trial of Cosney Megundal for the murder of Mortar Milverton. Cosney Megundal is burned to death after the trial.
  • February 20: Trial of Sōseki Natsume for the attempted murder of Viridian Green.
  • February 21: William Petenshy is indirectly and non-fatally poisoned. Viridian Green awakens from her coma.
  • February 22-23: Trial of Sōseki Natsume for the attempted murder of William Petenshy.
  • February 24: Sōseki Natsume leaves for Japan. His cat, Wagahai, is left in the care of Iris Watson.
• April 16: Hatch Windibank is murdered by Robert Crogley. Sherlock Holmes is injured by Tinpillar brothers.
  • April 17: Trial of Gina Lestrade for the murder of Hatch Windibank.
  • April 18: Susato Mikotoba leaves for Japan.
  • Ryūnosuke Naruhodō and Tobias Gregson are suspended from work due to the events of the trial.
• June: Susato Mikotoba arrives in Japan.
• July: Kazuma Asōgi arrives in the Great British Empire on a cargo ship and is appointed as the "Masked Disciple" to Barok van Zieks by Hart Vortex.
• August 11: Jezail Brett is murdered by Heita Mamemomi.
  • August 13: Trial of Haori Murasame for the murder of Jezail Brett. Susato Mikotoba makes her court début disguised as "Ryūtarō Naruhodō".
• September: Trial of Elyder Meningen for being the leader of a crime syndicate. Because of the corrupted jury, he is found not guilty.
  • September 4: Susato Mikotoba leaves for the Great British Empire.
  • September 11: Yūjin Mikotoba and Seishirou Jigoku leave for the Great British Empire.
• Before October 21: Tobias Gregson's suspension is lifted.
• October 21: Elyder Meningen is murdered by Courtney Sithe with the help of Enoch Drebber.
  • October 22: Ryūnosuke Naruhodō's suspension is lifted.
  • October 23: Susato Mikotoba arrives in the Great British Empire.
  • October 23-24: Trial of Benjamin Dobinbough for the murder of Elyder Meningen.
• October 31: Tobias Gregson is murdered by Seishirou Jigoku.
  • November 1: Yūjin Mikotoba and Seishirou Jigoku arrive in the Great British Empire.
  • November 2-4: Secret trial of Barok van Zieks for the murder of Tobias Gregson.
  • November 4: Hart Vortex is removed from his position as Chief Justice of London.
  • November 7: Ryūnosuke Naruhodō, Susato Mikotoba, and Yūjin Mikotoba return to Japan.

1901

• January 22: Alexandrina Victoria dies and Britain's Victorian era ends.

1910-1939

• July 30, 1912: Japan's Meiji period ends.
• May 19, 1913: The California Alien Land Law of 1913, which exists in the real world, fails to be passed.
• September 7, 1923: International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is established.

1940s

• 1940-1: Bruto Cadaverini is born.
• 1942: George Braden is born.
• 1943: Ives Shineto is born.
• 1946-7: Quercus Alba is born.

1950s

• 1950-1: Victor Kudo and Blaise Debeste are born.
• 1951-2: Manfred von Karma, Damon Gant, and Magnifi Gramarye are born.
• 1952: Buck Wheatley is born.
• 1952-3: Marvin Grossberg is born.
• 1954: Sergio Youngport is born.
• 1956-7: Zinc Lablanc is born.
• 1958: Deid Mann, Tyrell Badd, and Taifu Toneido are born.
• 1958-9: Bonnie Young is born.

1960s

• 1960-1: Di-Jun Huang is born.
• 1961: Jeffrey Master is born.
• 1961-2: Pierre Hoquet is born.
• 1964: Archie Buff and Marco Swindell are born.
• 1964-5: Winston Payne, Yanni Yogi, and Dane Gustavia are born.
• 1965: Yuri Cosmos is born.
• 1965-6: Russell Berry is born.
• 1966: Gregory Edgeworth, Nate Jiffy, and Thomas Spitzer are born.
• 1967: Chase Clink is born.
• 1967-8: Ernest Amano is born.
• 1968-9: Robert Hammond and Colin Devorae are born.

1970s

• 1970: Misty Fey, Winfred Kitaki, and Jack Shipley are born.
• 1970-1: Kane Bullard and Bikini are born.
• 1971: Byrne Faraday and Carl Caesar are born.
• 1971-2: Lawrence Curls (aka Moe) is born.
• 1972: Gaspen Payne is born.
• 1972-3: Frank Sahwit is born.* (1980 for the GBA, DS, and Wii versions of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney; see the Development section on the Frank Sahwit page for details)
• 1973: Hope Aubergine is born. Taifu Toneido begins his rakugo performer career.
• 1973-4: Joe Darke is born.
• 1974: Drew Misham is born.
• 1975-6: Jack Cameron is born.
• 1976: Tony Granier and Brodie Toynbee are born. Manfred von Karma begins his prosecutor career.
• 1976-7: Furio Tigre is born.
• 1977: Redd White, Robin Wolfe, Bright Bonds, Henry Biden, and Phineas Filch are born.
• 1978: Tucker Toynbee is born.
• 1979: Jack Hammer, Theridia Wolfe, Shadi Enigmar (aka Zak Gramarye), and Mack Rell are born.
• 1979-80: Jean Armstrong is born.

1980s

• 1980: Guy Eldoon, Pal Meraktis, Charles Toynbee, and Constance Courte are born.
• 1980-1: Raymond Spume, and Bruce Goodman are born.
• 1981: Hershel Layton, Karl Powers, and Rex Kyubi are born.
• 1981-2: Colias Palaeno and Patricia Roland are born.
• 1982: Valant Gramarye, Raymond Shields, Damian Tenma, Aristotle Means, Inga Karkhuul Khura'in, and Datz Are'bal are born.
• 1982-3: Dee Vasquez and Turner Grey are born.
• 1983: Dhurke Sahdmadhi, Cullen Underhill, and Bobby Wolfe are born.
• 1983-4: Jake Marshall and Ethan Rooke are born.
• 1984: Plum Kitaki, Casper Sly, Arnold Balboa, and Amara Sigatar Khura'in are born.
• 1984-5: Sal Manella, Luke Atmey, and Katherine Hall are born.
• 1985: Ted Tonate, Clive Fortuna, and Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in are born.
• 1985-6: Diego Armando (aka Godot), Angel Starr, and Jill Crane are born.
• 1986: Thalassa Gramarye (aka Lamiroir), Power Tengu, and Tahrust Inmee are born.
• 1986-7: Dick Gumshoe and Benjamin Woodman are born.
• 1987: Herman Crab, Princess Tengu, and Buck Montana are born.
  • September 6: Dustin Prince is born.
• 1987-8: Terry Fawles, Lana Skye, Manny Coachen, and Jay Elbird are born.
• 1988: Neil Marshall and Todd Havara are born.
• 1989: All-purpose Tengu, Samuel Sylent, and Milo Kent are born.
• 1989-90: Mia Fey, Valerie Hawthorne, Jacques Portsman, Buddy Faith, "Calisto Yew"/"Shih-na", and Ka-Shi Nou are born.

1990s

• 1990: Spark Brushel, Milt Nelson, Iris Suffield, Ava Sylent, Risa Iko, and Aura Blackquill are born.
• 1990-1: The Gatewater Hotel bellboy, Glen Elg, and Akbey Hicks are born.
• 1991: Romein LeTouse, Brock Johnson, and Norma DePlume are born.
• 1991-2: Ken Dingling (aka Acro), Doug Swallow, and Shi-Long Lang are born.
• 1992: Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin, Kevin Hattori, and Owen Gonzales are born.
• 1992-3: Phoenix Wright, Miles Edgeworth, and Justine Courtney are born.
• 1993: Roger Retinz, Kara Giamani, Shawn Southern, and Flip Chambers are born.
• 1993-4: Larry Butz, April May, Will Powers, Viola Cadaverini, and Kristoph Gavin are born. Morgan Fey gives birth to twins named Dahlia and Iris.
• 1994: Bobby Fulbright, Florent L'Belle, Solomon Starbuck, and Geiru Toneido are born.
• 1994-5: Cindy Stone, Lotta Hart, Adrian Andrews, Mike Meekins, Rhoda Teneiro, Cammy Meele, Horace Knightley, and Simon Keyes are born.
• 1995: Eddie Johnson and Emi St. Cloud are born.
• 1995-6: Maggey Byrde, Richard Wellington, Sean Dingling (aka Bat), Ron DeLite, and Desirée DeLite are born.
• 1996: Paht Rohl and Julie Henson are born.
• 1996-7: Ini Miney, Billy Bob Johns (aka Max Galactica), Matt Engarde, Juan Corrida, and Karin Jenson are born.
• 1997: Beh'leeb Inmee and Luna Marsh are born. The Berry Big Circus opens for the first time.
• 1997-8: Lance Amano is born.
• c. 1998: Labrelum Inc. is founded and produces a revolutionary anaesthetic. Arthur Cantabella and Newton Belduke both get married soon after.
• 1998: Manov Mistree and Eve Belduke are born.
  • November 4: Diana Wheatley is born.
• 1998-9: Penny Nichols and Nicole Swift are born. Misty Fey becomes Master of the Kurain Channeling Technique.
• 1999: Simon Blackquill and Lira Wolfe are born.
• 1999-2000: Maya Fey, Franziska von Karma, and Lauren Devorae are born.

2000s

2000-2005

• 2000: Espella Cantabella, Gale Cyclone, Candice Arme and Uendo Toneido are born. The Master Group releases Coldkiller X.
  • December 24: The IS-7 Incident occurs, resulting in the murder of Isaac Dover. Sirhan Dogen finds the abandoned Simon Keyes and Horace Knightley and leaves them in the care of the Happy Family Home orphanage.
  • December 26: Beginning of the trial of Jeffrey Master for the murder of Isaac Dover.
• 2001: Ema Skye is born. Phoenix Wright's class trial occurs.
  • December 21: Dane Gustavia flees to Zheng Fa.
  • December 28: Conclusion of the trial of Jeffrey Master for the IS-7 Incident; Master is falsely convicted of being an accomplice to the murder, Manfred von Karma receives the first penalty in his career from Chief Prosecutor Blaise Debeste after submitting falsified evidence, and the DL-6 Incident occurs, resulting in the murder of Gregory Edgeworth. Manfred von Karma then takes the first and only vacation in his career.
• 2001-2: Regina Berry, Kay Faraday, Klavier Gavin, and Sebastian Debeste are born. Raymond Shields takes over the Edgeworth Law Offices.
• 2002: Daryan Crescend, Cameron Show, Russi Clover, Hugh O’Conner, Pierce Nichody, and Selena Sprocket are born.
  • June: Manfred von Karma returns from his vacation.
  • July 11: Paul Atishon is born.
• 2002-3: Thalassa Gramarye marries Jove Justice.
• 2003: Nahyuta Sahdmadhi and Dumas Gloomsbury are born.
  • July-December: Apollo Justice is born.* (Based on Gyakuten Taizen 2001-2016, which says he was born in the latter half of 2003)
• 2004: Clay Terran, Wesley Stickler, Azura Summers, and Sorin Sprocket are born.
  • December 21: Dane Gustavia returns from Zheng Fa and becomes a world-renowned pastry chef.
• 2004-5: Amara Sigatar Khura'in's residence is set on fire, and Jove Justice is killed. Apollo Justice is adopted by Dhurke Sahdmadhi. Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in succeeds Amara as queen of Khura'in.
  • June 14: The Defense Culpability Act is enacted.

2005-2010

• 2005: Luke Triton, Olga Orly, Alita Tiala, and Sasha Buckler are born.
• 2005-6: Amy Marsh becomes pregnant with Di-Jun Huang's child at the Zheng Fa Embassy and subsequently quits her job to work at the Happy Family Home orphanage.
• 2006: Marlon Rimes is born.
• 2006-7: John Marsh is born to Amy Marsh. Huang privately acknowledges John as his son and entrusts his will to Dai-Long Lang. The Legendary Fire destroys the entire former town of Labyrinthia.
• 2007: Wocky Kitaki, Vera Misham, Rheel Neh'mu (aka Puhray Zeh'lot)* (possibly; age listed in the court record may be fake), and Ellen Wyatt are born.
  • February 10: The SS-5 Incident occurs; Di-Jun Huang is assassinated by Sirhan Dogen and replaced by his body double who staged the incident as a kidnapping after Jack Cameron stumbles onto the scene and is murdered.
  • February?: Trial of Patricia Roland for the SS-5 Incident. Simon Keyes runs away from the Happy Family Home orphanage. Horace Knightley is identified as the true heir to Pierre Hoquet and receives his belongings. Dai-Long Lang withdraws from police work.
• 2007-9: Blaise Debeste retires as a Chief Prosecutor and accepts the position of Prosecutorial Investigation Committee Chairman. The Happy Family Home orphanage is closed down.
• 2008: Bucky Whet is born. Project Labyrinthia recommences. Dahlia Hawthorne steals a diamond from her father and fakes a kidnapping. She goes missing after falling off Dusky Bridge and is presumed dead. Terry Fawles is arrested and convicted for her apparent murder.
• 2008-9: The KG-8 Incident occurs (murder of Cece Yew).
• 2009: Athena Cykes, Juniper Woods, Robin Newman, Bonny de Famme, Betty de Famme, and Manfred von Karma's granddaughter are born. Colin Devorae is arrested and sent to prison.
• 2009-10: Cody Hackins and Pearl Fey are born.

2010s

2010-2016

• 2010: Myriam Scuttlebutt is born. Miles Edgeworth passes his bar exam.
• 2010-1: Trucy Enigmar is born.
• 2011: Dee Vasquez joins Global Studios. Manuel is accidentally killed by Jack Hammer, but his death is covered up.
• 2012: Machi Tobaye and Jinxie Tenma are born. Franziska von Karma becomes a prosecutor in Germany.
  • August: Dick Gumshoe becomes a detective.
  • September 8: Deid Mann is murdered by Mack Rell under orders from the Yatagarasu.
  • September 10: Trial of Mack Rell for the murder of Deid Mann. Rell and Byrne Faraday are murdered by Calisto Yew.
  • After September 10, 2012: Cohdopia splits into Allebahst and Babahl after a period of civil unrest.
• 2013: Apollo Justice returns to the United States. Dhurke Sahdmadhi rescues Amara Sigatar Khura'in from captivity.
  • February 14: Terry Fawles briefly escapes police custody. Valerie Hawthorne is murdered by Dahlia Hawthorne.
  • February 16: Trial of Terry Fawles for the murder of Valerie Hawthorne. Miles Edgeworth and Mia Fey make their court debut. Fawles commits suicide.
  • August 27: Dahlia Hawthorne poisons Diego Armando, who goes into a coma. Phoenix Wright meets Hawthorne, who plants the poison on Wright to ward off suspicion.
  • December 24: Rayfa Padma Khura'in is born.
• 2013-4: The three-day trial limit is implemented, resulting in what is now known as the initial trial court system. Amara Sigatar Khura'in is taken back into captivity. Rayfa Padma Khura'in is adopted by Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in and Inga Karkhuul Khura'in. Espella Cantabella runs away from home and begins living with Patty Eclaire.
  • December 2013-February 2014: Jean Greyerl attempts to commit suicide. She is rescued and adopted by Newton Belduke and starts working as his butler, disguised as a boy.
• 2014: Amy Marsh dies, and her son John is adopted by her cousin Justine Courtney. John starts his child actor career.
  • April 9: Doug Swallow is murdered by Dahlia Hawthorne.
  • April 11: Trial of Phoenix Wright for the murder of Doug Swallow. Dahlia Hawthorne is arrested.
  • August: The SL-9 Incident occurs.
• 2014-6: At Blaise Debeste's recommendation, Patricia Roland becomes the director of the prison and detention center. Sirhan Dogen is prosecuted by Miles Edgeworth and sent to solitary confinement in prison.
• 2015: Roger Retinz, also known as Mr. Reus, is injured during a reckless stunt and is released from Troupe Gramarye.
  • February 19: The last victim of the SL-9 Incident, Neil Marshall, is murdered. Joe Darke is convicted and sentenced to death shortly afterwards.
• 2015-6: Celeste Inpax commits suicide. Adrian Andrews attempts suicide shortly after, but her attempt is unsuccessful and she receives counselling.

2016

• Armie Buff is born. Geiru Toneido begins her rakugo performer career. Thalassa Gramarye disappears after being apparently killed in a mishap during a magic trick.
• May 2: A malpractice incident at the Grey Surgical Clinic kills 14 patients.
  • May 24: Ini Miney dies in a car accident, and her sister Mimi is hospitalized at the Hotti Clinic. Mimi is mistaken for her sister and has her face reconstructed as Ini's, whom she starts impersonating.
• July 30: Cindy Stone returns from her trip to Paris.
  • July 31: Cindy Stone is murdered by Frank Sahwit.
  • August 3: Trial of Larry Butz for the murder of Cindy Stone. Phoenix Wright makes his court debut.
• September 5: Mia Fey is murdered by Redd White.
  • September 7: Trial of Maya Fey for the murder of Mia Fey.
  • September 9: Trial of Phoenix Wright for the murder of Mia Fey. Fey & Co. Law Offices is renamed Wright & Co. Law Offices.
• October 15: Jack Hammer is killed in self-defense by Dee Vasquez.
  • October 18-20: Trial of Will Powers for the murder of Jack Hammer.
• December: "Ini" Miney is released from the hospital.
  • December 24: Robert Hammond is murdered by Yanni Yogi.
  • December 26-28: Trial of Miles Edgeworth for the murder of Robert Hammond.
  • December 28: Trial of Miles Edgeworth for the murder of Gregory Edgeworth.
  • December 29: Maya Fey leaves for Kurain Village to continue her spirit medium training.

2017

• Trés Bien is established.
• February 21: Bruce Goodman is murdered by Damon Gant.
  • February 23-25: Trial of Lana Skye for the murder of Bruce Goodman.
  • February 25: Ema Skye goes to Europe to study to be a forensic scientist.
• Miles Edgeworth travels abroad to discover what being a prosecutor means to him.
• March: Maggey Byrde starts dating Dustin Prince.
  • March 20: Max Galactica joins the Berry Big Circus.
• June: Léon the lion attacks Bat at the Berry Big Circus. Bat goes into a coma, and his brother Acro is injured trying to defend him, losing the use of his legs. Léon is put down by the ringmaster Russell Berry.
• Manfred von Karma dies.
• June 19: Turner Grey is murdered by Mimi Miney.
  • June 21-22: Trial of Maya Fey for the murder of Turner Grey. Morgan Fey is revealed to have aided Mimi in the murder plot and is incarcerated in Solitary Cell 13. Maya returns to Wright & Co. Law Offices.
• September 6: Dustin Prince is murdered by Richard Wellington.
  • September 8: Phoenix Wright is assaulted by Richard Wellington, giving him temporary amnesia. Trial of Maggey Byrde for the murder of Dustin Prince.
• October: Ron DeLite is dismissed from his job at KB Security by Kane Bullard for selling company information.
• December 26: Phoenix Wright and Maya Fey take Pearl Fey on a trip to Berry Big Circus, where they witness Max Galactica's "flying" magic trick.
  • December 27: Russell Berry is murdered by Acro.
  • December 29-30: Trial of Max Galactica for the murder of Russell Berry.
  • December 30-31: Miles Edgeworth returns to the United States.

2018

• January 1: Following the failure of his business, Gabriel Toynbee commits suicide in his office.
• February: The Pink Princess: Warrior of Little Olde Tokyo is concluded.
• March 20: Juan Corrida is murdered by Shelly de Killer upon the request of the latter's client, Matt Engarde. Maya Fey is kidnapped and held hostage by de Killer.
  • March 21: Miles Edgeworth returns to the prosecutor's office.
  • March 22-23: Trial of Matt Engarde for the murder of Juan Corrida.
• Miles Edgeworth leaves Los Angeles to work and study abroad. The Gatewater Group begins construction of Gatewater Land.
• Grand Tower is constructed near the vacant ruins of the Happy Family Home orphanage.
• April* (March in the Japanese version): Ron DeLite begins his heist career as Mask☆DeMasque by stealing the Tear of Emanon.
• August 11: Bright Bonds is murdered by Belle Windsor.
  • August 13: Trial of Larry Butz for the murder of Bright Bonds.
• September:
  • September 6: After being mentally traumatized by his visit to the Den of Spiders, Eddie Johnson runs off a ledge to his death.
  • September 20: Robin Wolfe is murdered by Brock Johnson.
  • September 23: Trial of Bobby Wolfe for the murder of Robin Wolfe.
  • Viola Cadaverini is involved in a car accident and is hospitalized.
  • Diego Armando awakens from his coma and joins the prosecutor's office under the name "Godot".
  • Newton Belduke commits suicide after the Bell Tower is struck by lightning, causing it to reappear.
• October 6: Flip Chambers is murdered by Raymond Spume.
  • October 7: Trial of Julie Henson for the murder of Flip Chambers.
  • October* (September in the Japanese version) 12: Kane Bullard is murdered by Luke Atmey.
  • October* (September in the Japanese version) 13: Trial of Ron DeLite for stealing the Sacred Urn.
  • October* (September in the Japanese version) 14: Trial of Luke Atmey for stealing the Sacred Urn. Trial of Ron DeLite for the murder of Kane Bullard.
  • October 18: Oracle Hecate is murdered by Moira Cytherea.
  • October 19: Trial of Russi Clover for the murder of Oracle Hecate.
  • October 31: Miles Edgeworth solves the murder of Hayden Maxwell while at a costume party.
• November 4: Buck Wheatley dies accidentally from his buckwheat allergy following a failed murder attempt by his former mistress, Dr. Dreama Love.
  • November 5: Trial of Diana Wheatley for the murder of Buck Wheatley.
  • November 21: Milo "Fairplay" Kent is murdered by Risa Iko.
  • November 23: Trial of Kevin Hattori for the murder of Milo Kent.
  • November 29: Casper Sly is murdered by Princess Tengu.
  • November 30: Trial of Russi Clover for the murder of Casper Sly.
  • At the final concert of Bird Wing, lead singer Holland is murdered by guitarist Byran.
  • After a jewel theft, Chancey Laboni kills her accomplice.
  • Max Arden is murdered by Randolph Miller.
• December 3: Glen Elg is murdered by Furio Tigre.
  • December 4: Trial of Maggey Byrde for the murder of Glen Elg. A theft and assault incident occurs on the River Thames.
  • December 5: In London, Espella Cantabella is found not guilty of assaulting Olivia Aldente.
  • December 6: In Labyrinthia, Kira is found guilty of witchcraft and murdering Robbs and Muggs, and sent to the flames. However, she secretly survives, and goes to live in Eldwitch Woods as a Shade.
  • December 7: Espella Cantabella is arrested on suspicion of being The Great Witch Bezella. Hershel Layton is assumed to have been turned to gold, and Maya Fey is arrested as a suspect.
  • December 8: Trial of Maya Fey for using witchcraft to murder both Hershel Layton and Newton Belduke. Although she is acquitted, she performs an act of resistance and falls into the flames and is assumed dead.
  • December 9: Hershel Layton, Maya Fey and Kira are all found alive by Phoenix Wright and Luke Triton. Arthur Cantabella feigns his death at the hands of a fire dragon.
  • December 9-10: Espella Cantabella is tried as the Great Witch Bezella. The truth of Labyrinthia is revealed.
  • Samuel Sylent sets fire to his room at Ogre's Axe Hotel, and is murdered by Sergio Youngport. Two days later, Youngport murders Tony Granier and assaults Ava Sylent to conceal his crime.
  • Marco Swindell is murdered by Clive Fortuna.

2019

• Ahlbi Ur'gaid is born.
• January: Dahlia Hawthorne is executed for the murder of Doug Swallow.
  • January 1: Brodie Toynbee is murdered by Charles Toynbee.
  • January 4: The body of Brodie Toynbee is discovered. Ema Skye returns to Europe at the end of her Winter Break.
  • January 7-8: Trial appeal of Maggey Byrde for the murder of Glen Elg.
• Gatewater Land is completed.
• February 3: Yardley Kidman escapes police custody and commits suicide.
  • February 4: Emi St. Cloud is murdered by Chase Clink. Miles Edgeworth leaves the country.
  • February 6: Oh! Cult! releases its February 2019 issue.
  • February 7: Misty Fey is murdered by Godot.
  • February 9-10: Trial of Iris for the murder of Misty Fey.
• Miles Edgeworth goes on a one-month overseas trip.
• March:
  • March 12: Akbey Hicks is murdered by Cammy Meele. Miles Edgeworth returns from his trip.
  • March 13: Colin Devorae is killed in self-defense by Lance Amano.
  • March 14: Buddy Faith is murdered by Jacques Portsman. Manny Coachen and Ka-Shi Nou are murdered by Quercus Alba.
  • March 15: Quercus Alba is removed from his position as ambassador of Allebahst.
  • March 17: Trial of Quercus Alba for the murder of Manny Coachen. Trial of Ernest Amano for actions concerning the death of Colin Devorae.
  • March 23: Unsuccessful assassination attempt of President "Di-Jun Huang"; Shelly de Killer is overpowered and wounded by Ethan Rooke before escaping.
  • March 24: Trial of Quercus Alba in Cohdopia for the murder of Ka-Shi Nou.
  • March 25: Both an attempted and a staged assassination of president "Di-Jun Huang" during a speech at Gourd Lake. Ethan Rooke is murdered by Horace Knightley.
  • March 26: Jay Elbird attacks Horace Knightley and a guard during his first escape from prison. Katherine Hall steals some Megatoxin X from Delicia Scones in order to kill Dane Gustavia.
  • March 27: Horace Knightley is murdered by Patricia Roland.
• Between March 14 and April 19: Mike Meekins is demoted to court bailiff.
• April:
  • April 1: Jeffrey Master's mansion is renovated as the Zodiac Art Gallery.
  • April 2: Katherine Hall attempts to kill Dane Gustavia with poison, but is unsuccessful. Miles Edgeworth solves the IS-7 Incident and Gustavia is arrested.
  • April 3: Sirhan Dogen escapes from prison.
  • April 4: Kay Faraday is kidnapped and then suffers amnesia. Jill Crane is murdered by Blaise Debeste. "Di-Jun Huang" is murdered by Simon Keyes.
  • April 5: Miles Edgeworth resigns as a prosecutor.
  • April 6: The body of "Di-Jun Huang" is found at a Global Studios film lot. Trial of Patricia Roland for the murder of Horace Knightley.
  • April 8: Miles Edgeworth is reinstated as a prosecutor.
  • April 13: Magnifi Gramarye commits suicide.
  • April 14: Kristoph Gavin requests a forged diary page for the Gramarye case from Drew and Vera Misham. He sends a letter with a poisoned stamp to the former and a bottle of poisoned nail polish to the latter.
  • April 18: Zak Gramarye rejects Kristoph Gavin's services after beating him at poker. Gramarye then plays with Phoenix Wright and loses, choosing him as Gavin's replacement.
  • April 19: Trial of Zak Gramarye for the murder of Magnifi Gramarye. Klavier Gavin makes his court debut. Phoenix Wright unwittingly presents forged evidence during the trial, and is subsequently disbarred. Zak disappears from the courtroom before the verdict is read.
• c. May 3: Phoenix Wright adopts Trucy Enigmar. Wright & Co. Law Offices is dissolved, and becomes Wright Talent Agency.

2020s

2020

• The Founder's Orb is discovered in an excavation.
• Clonco is created by Aura Blackquill and Metis Cykes.
• October 7: The UR-1 Incident occurs and Metis Cykes is murdered. Shortly afterwards, Simon Blackquill is arrested for her murder, convicted, and is scheduled to receive the death penalty on December 21, 2027.
  • October 8: The HAT-1 rocket is launched to send the Hope probe into outer space. Solomon Starbuck manages to return to earth despite an attempt at sabotage.
• The dark age of the law begins.

2023

• Nahyuta Sahdmadhi begins his prosecutor career.

2025

• January: Guy Eldoon takes over his father's noodle stand.
• December: A member of the Rivales family non-fatally shoots Wocky Kitaki. Pal Meraktis fails to remove the bullet, but tells the Kitaki family that the surgery was a success.

2026

• Ema Skye returns from Europe. Maya Fey begins her training in Khura'in. Manov Mistree succeeds Roger Retinz as the second "Mr. Reus". Puhray Zeh'lot is taken in by Tahrust and Beh'leeb Inmee.
• January: Nurse Alita Tiala quits her job at the Meraktis Clinic, and she and Wocky Kitaki get engaged.
• April: Romein LeTouse becomes Lamiroir's manager.
  • April 16: Zak Gramarye returns to Phoenix Wright as "Shadi Smith" to give him the rights to Magnifi Gramarye's magic tricks to pass onto Trucy.
  • April 17: Zak Gramarye is murdered by Kristoph Gavin.
  • April 20: Trial of Phoenix Wright for the murder of Zak Gramarye. Apollo Justice makes his court debut. Kristoph Gavin is arrested for the murder and the Gavin Law Offices dissolved.
• June 14: Pal Meraktis is murdered by Alita Tiala.
  • June 15: Apollo Justice joins the Wright Talent Agency, which is renamed the Wright Anything Agency.
  • June 16-17: Trial of Wocky Kitaki for the murder of Pal Meraktis.
• July 7: Romein LeTouse is murdered by Daryan Crescend.
  • July 9-10: Trial of Machi Tobaye for the murder of Romein LeTouse.
  • July 20: Azura Summers dies, and Ora Shipley is accused of killing her.
• October 6: Drew Misham is murdered by Kristoph Gavin.
  • October 8-9: Trial of Vera Misham for the murder of Drew Misham.
  • October 8: Vera Misham is hospitalized after unknowingly ingesting atroquinine that was on her fingernail polish.
  • October 10: Vera Misham wakes up, having survived the atroquinine poisoning.
• December: Miles Edgeworth is promoted to Chief Prosecutor.
• Bobby Fulbright dies. His body remains unidentified until December 20, 2027.

2027

• March 8: Selena Sprocket, Sorin Sprocket, and Dumas Gloomsbury suffer a car accident on the way to Selena's engagement party. Selena dies of her injuries, and Sorin develops a memory disorder.
• April 17: Rex Kyubi is murdered by Florent L'Belle. Athena Cykes returns to the United States and joins the Wright Anything Agency.
  • April 18-19: Trial of Damian Tenma for the murder of Rex Kyubi. Athena Cykes makes her court debut as co-counsel to lead defense attorney Apollo Justice.
• July 20: Jack Shipley dies. Phoenix Wright regains his attorney's badge.
  • July 21: Trial of Orla Shipley for the murder of Jack Shipley.
  • July 22: Trial of Sasha Buckler for the murder of Jack Shipley.
• August 25: The Crystal of Ami Fey is reported stolen from the Atishon residence.
• October 23: Constance Courte is murdered by Aristotle Means.
  • October 25-26: Trial of Juniper Woods for the murder of Constance Courte.
• November: Armie Buff and her mother are injured in an arson attack. Armie is confined to a wheelchair, and her mother dies from her injuries. Armie also develops severe pyrophobia as a result.
• December 14: The Hope probe returns to Earth.
  • December 15: Clay Terran is murdered by the Phantom.
  • December 16: Candice Arme is murdered by Ted Tonate. First session of the trial of Solomon Starbuck for the murder of Clay Terran. A bomb brought in as evidence is detonated during the trial, destroying Courtroom No. 4.
  • December 17-18: Trial of Juniper Woods for the bombing of Courtroom No. 4.
  • December 20: Conclusion of the trial of Solomon Starbuck for the murder of Clay Terran. Trial of Athena Cykes for the murders of Metis Cykes and Clay Terran. Charges against Simon Blackquill are cleared, and he is later released from prison.

2028

• April 23: Paht Rohl is murdered by Pees'lubn Andistan'dhin. Phoenix Wright travels to Khura'in.
  • April 24: Trial of Ahlbi Ur'gaid for the murder of Paht Rohl.
  • April 27: Manov Mistree is murdered by Roger Retinz.
  • April 28: Trial of Trucy Wright for the murder of Manov Mistree.
  • April 29 - May 1: Trucy in Gramarye-Land is held at Penrose Theater.
• May 8: Puhray Zeh'lot is killed in self-defense by Beh'leeb Inmee. Datz Are'bal escapes from prison.
  • May 9: The Purification Rite is held in Khura'in.
  • May 10: Tahrust Inmee commits suicide.
  • May 11: Trial of Maya Fey for the murder of Tahrust Inmee.
  • May 12: Trial of Maya Fey for the murder of Puhray Zeh'lot. Taifu Toneido is murdered by Geiru Toneido.
  • May 13: Trial of Bucky Whet for the murder of Taifu Toneido.
  • May 15: Archie Buff is murdered by Paul Atishon. Maya Fey is kidnapped and held hostage by Inga Karkhuul Khura'in
  • c. May 16: Dhurke Sahdmadhi is murdered by Inga Karkhuul Khura'in. Maya Fey travels to the United States and channels Dhurke.
  • May 16: Phoenix Wright returns to the United States.
  • May 17: Civil trial between Paul Atishon and Dhurke Sahdmadhi to determine the rightful owner of the Founder's Orb.
  • May 17-18: Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice, Athena Cykes, Trucy Wright, Miles Edgeworth, and Dhurke Sahdmadhi (as channeled by Maya Fey) travel to Khura'in.
  • May 18: Inga Karkhuul Khura'in is murdered by Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in.
  • May 19: Trial of Dhurke Sahdmadhi for the murder of Inga Karkhuul Khura'in and the assassination of Amara Sigatar Khura'in. Ga'ran Sigatar Khura'in is dethroned and the Defense Culpability Act nullified.
  • May 20: Phoenix Wright, Maya Fey, Athena Cykes, Trucy Wright, and Miles Edgeworth return from Khura'in. Apollo Justice stays behind to reopen Dhurke's old law office as the Justice Law Offices.
• Maya Fey concludes her training in Khura'in and becomes a fully-qualified leader of Kurain Village.
• Faitah Inmee is born.
• September 20: Dumas Gloomsbury is murdered by Pierce Nichody.
  • September 22-23: Trial of Ellen Wyatt for the murder of Dumas Gloomsbury.
  • September 30: Wedding reception of Ellen Wyatt and Sorin Sprocket. Among those in attendance at the ceremony are Phoenix Wright, Maya Fey, Larry Butz, Athena Cykes, Miles Edgeworth, and Ema Skye.