Courts not of record.
I asked once, Is this a court of record. The "judge" silently gestured toward the transcriber. I was still unclear until he mumbled, We are recording...
So the preservation of the Record with a competent clerk and notarized transcribers is essential.
I gave up R4C on traffic tickets long ago; generally not effective. MJ has outlined why. I handle them administratively. In fact making them go away has become rather routine and automatic.
The risk in playing warrior, aside from injury and scars, is finding yourself fighting something unintended; someone else's war. Or worse yet, fighting your brother. Over what? Because he lives in Pennsylvania and you're in Maryland?