pro se
advEtymology From Latin pro se.
1
Law Representing oneself in court; without an attorney.
- Previously, [public defender] Rutherford had called [defendant] Appleby "a fag" in open court and asked to be removed from the case. Appleby has also sought Rutherford's removal. All requests have been denied. Appleby is now acting pro se, with Rutherford ordered by the court to act as advisor.1980 February 9, Mitzel, “Appleby is Back In Court Again”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 28, page 6: