Which notable English writer was prosecuted for poaching, taking deer from the land of a local estate? He is said to have responded by making the landowner into the character of a judge in one of his works.

William Shakespeare

"A parliemente member, a justice of peace,
At home a poor scare-crowe, at London an asse,
If Lowsie is Lucy, as some Folke miscalle it,
Then Lucy is lowsie whatever befall it."

Referred to as "The Lucy Ballad"

The character Justice Shallow is the 'judge' who is said to have been a representation of this landowner.Shallow is a Justice of the Peace (strictly a magistrate, not a judge) who is a drinking pal of Falstaff :Henry IV (Part Two)