Name: Steve Martini's The Judge
Released: 2001-05-07T07:00:00.000Z
Cast: Chris Noth, Edward James Olmos, Lolita Davidovich

TV Show · Drama · Mystery

The harsh rulings of arrogant judge Armando Acosta (Edward James Olmos) are infamous. His unmerciful sentence for an abused wife charged with the murder of her husband-the latest client of idealistic attorney and longtime adversary Paul Madriani (Chris Noth)-is proof of that. But when Acosta is falsely charged with soliciting a prostitute, the judge must turn to Madriani for a savvy defense.

2001 · 1h 23m

Starring Chris Noth, Edward James Olmos, Lolita Davidovich

Director Mick Garris

EPISODE 1

The Judge - PART ONE

An explosive courtroom drama based on the best-selling novel by Steve Martini. Defense attorney Paul Madriani is back to mount the highly-charged defense of a powerful judge accused of murder. Edward James Olmos, Lolita Davidovich, and Chris Noth star.

1h 23m
EPISODE 2

The Judge - PART TWO

When a hated judge is charged with murder, he turns to the lawyer with the most reason to despise him for a defense. Ethics and personalities collide in this intense drama, but will true justice be served? Edward James Olmos, Lolita Davidovich, and Chris Noth star.

1h 26m
EPISODE 101

Part 1

Armando Acosta is an arrogant superior court judge and longtime rival of Paul Madriani, an idealistic attorney recently jailed for contempt in Acosta's court. But when Acosta is arrested on a false charge of soliciting a hooker-and the key witness in the case is later found dead-the magistrate turns to Madriani for a savvy defense to clear his name.

54m
EPISODE 102

Part 2

As the trial continues, details emerge that begin to clear Acosta's name-but muddy Madriani's: the victim's daughter testifies that the attorney was the man in the apartment on the night of the murder. New information also connects Catherine, the county's chief deputy prosecutor and Madriani's ex-girlfriend, to the scene of the crime.

56m
EPISODE 103

Part 3

The reputation of Paul Madriani, the much-admired lawyer created by writer Steve Martini, is at stake as he is called in to defend the ruthless Judge Acosta following a convoluted crime trail of undercover cops pretending to be prostitutes and murders without alibis. It's the case of a lifetime for Madriani, but can he come out of this unscathed?

59m