I agree that while I thought the plot was good overall, the fact that Phoenix is in charge of the new court system is simply contradictory and nonsensical. I think we just have to accept that fact. Perhaps they'll explain it in GS5, although probably not. Personally I imagine that they did it so that Phoenix could land the final blow to Kristoph in a similar way that Mia did to Dahlia, but that doesn't excuse the fact that the way they have it happen doesn't make much sense. Still, I'm not going to condemn the game based on that alone.

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Whoa, hey, I agree that the writing was pretty bad (the localization was spot-on, as always)

I honestly don't think there was any other reason for that then that the law board respected Phoenix's law mind. He's more than qualified. But why him above all other defense attorneys, I have no clue. But hey, he's the protagonist of the first three games. The association probably played Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney and said "Wow, this guy's pretty good! Let's give him a chance!"

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