Season 1, Episode 5

Family Affairs

February 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.

Directed by
James Whitmore Jr.

Guest stars

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  1. 1
    S1 E1

    Pilot

    Jan 15, 200260 min

    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.

  2. 2
    S1 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.

  3. 3
    S1 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.

  4. 4
    S1 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.

  5. 6
    S1 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.

  6. 7
    S1 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.