Season 1 (2002)
Episodes: 13
Star Cast: Joe Mantegna , James Garner , Charles Durning , James Karen ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Pilot
Air Date: 2002-01-15
New Justice Joseph Novelli reports for the first Monday in October and handles his first case: whether to grant a stay of execution to an inmate who survived a lightning strike.
Ep.2 Age of Consent
Air Date: 2002-01-18
Justice Novelli is uncertain of his position when the court must decide if a North Dakota court decision to allow a 16-year-old girl to get an abortion should stand.
Ep.3 The Price of Liberty
Air Date: 2002-01-25
The Court must rule on sixth-amendment rights when a murder witness requests to testify in a mask after three previous witnesses are killed.
Ep.4 Crime and Punishment
Air Date: 2002-02-01
Justice Novelli once again finds he's the swing vote when the Court is divided on whether to uphold the three-strikes law carrying a 25-years-to-life sentence for third-strike misdemeanors.
Ep.5 Family Affairs
Air Date: 2002-02-08
A senator with a grudge against Justice Novelli gives a reporter photos of Novelli's uncle accepting an envelope from a Chicago mobster, hoping the photo will discredit the Justice.
Ep.6 Dangerous Words
Air Date: 2002-03-01
As the court considers whether to uphold a decision that protects a Web site calling for the murder of abortion doctors, Novelli is threatened on the Internet.
Ep.7 Right to Die
Air Date: 2002-03-08
Justice Hoskins takes a passionate interest in the Court's case of a woman who wants to terminate life support for her husband, who has been in a coma for nine years.
Ep.8 Court Date
Air Date: 2002-03-29
A high-school basketball star appeals to the Supreme Court when the NBA refuses to let him play professionally until he finishes school.
Ep.9 Secrets and Lies
Air Date: 2002-04-05
The Court must decide whether to uphold Megan's Law when they hear the case of a convicted sex offender who was harassed and threatened after registering.
Ep.10 Unprotected Speech
Air Date: 2002-04-12
The case of a teen accused of violating the Child Pornography Protection Act by morphing his friends' faces with bodies of porn actors on an Internet site.
Ep.11 Strip Search
Air Date: 2002-04-19
The Court must determine whether a man's Constitutional rights were violated when the police took his blood sample out of a hospital dumpster to obtain DNA.
Ep.12 Showdown
Air Date: 2002-04-22
As the Court debates whether a town's ban on guns is unconstitutional, a senator offers Justice Snow information on a colleague that could affect the final decision. Also: Justice Hoskins hosts his annual party, where Ellie catches Miguel's eye; and Chief Justice Brankin and his wife celebrate 40 years of marriage.
Ep.13 Family Secrets
Air Date: 2002-05-03
The Court must decide whether to allow a book culled from the tapes of a deceased CIA officer to be published or allow censorship in order to protect national security.
