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.
- Directed by
- Donald P. Bellisario
- Written by
- Paul J. Levine, Donald P. Bellisario
Guest stars
All episodes — Season 1
Open season page- 2S1 E2
Age of Consent
Jan 18, 200260 min
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.
- 3S1 E3
The Price of Liberty
Jan 25, 200260 min
The Court must rule on sixth-amendment rights when a murder witness requests to testify in a mask after three previous witnesses are killed.
- 4S1 E4
Crime and Punishment
Feb 1, 200260 min
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.
- 5S1 E5
Family Affairs
Feb 8, 200260 min
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.
- 6S1 E6
Dangerous Words
Mar 1, 200260 min
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.
- 7S1 E7
Right to Die
Mar 8, 200260 min
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.