First Monday

James Garner

Thomas Brankin

Charles Durning

Henry Hoskins

James Karen

Michael Bancroft

Camille Saviola

Esther Weisenberg

Stephen Markle

Theodore Snow

James McEachin

Jerome Morris

Gail Strickland

Deborah Szwark

Lyman Ward

Brian Chandler

Hedy Burress

Ellie Pearson

Christopher Wiehl

Jerry Klein

Randy Vasquez

Miguel Mora

Joe Flanigan

Julian Lodge

Seasons

Season 1

13 episodes

Premiered Jan 15, 2002

Episodes

1–6 of 13

Ep 1

Pilot

Jan 15, 2002

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

Jan 18, 2002

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

Jan 25, 2002

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

Feb 1, 2002

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

Feb 8, 2002

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

Mar 1, 2002