The Court (TV series)

2002 American TV series or program

The Court

Genre| Legal drama
Created by|

* Tom Schulman
* Oliver Goldstick

Starring|

* Sally Field
* Craig Bierko
* Christina Hendricks
* Pat Hingle
* Miguel Sandoval
* Chris Sarandon
* Diahann Carroll
* Harry Northup
* Alfred Dennis
* Nicole DeHuff
* Hill Harper
* Josh Radnor

Composer| Joel McNeely
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 6 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producer| Carol Flint
Producers|

* Lewis Abel
* Stephanie Antosca
* Andrew Stearn

Running time| 60 minutes
Production companies|

* John Wells Productions
* Touchstone Television
* Warner Bros. Television

Original release
Network| ABC
Release| March 26 (2002-03-26) –
April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09)

The Court is an American legal drama television series created by Oliver Goldstick and Tom Schulman that aired on ABC from March 26 until April 9, 2002.

## Premise

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The newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Kate Nolan struggles her way through the political aspects of her occupation.[1]

## Cast

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* Sally Field as Justice Kate Nolan
* Craig Bierko as Harlan Brandt
* Christina Hendricks as Betsy Tyler
* Pat Hingle as Chief Justice Townsend
* Miguel Sandoval as Justice Martinez
* Chris Sarandon as Justice Vorhees
* Diahann Carroll as Justice DeSett
* Harry Northup as Justice Fitzsimmons
* Alfred Dennis as Justice Bernstein
* Nicole DeHuff as Alexis Cameron
* Hill Harper as Christopher Bell
* Josh Radnor as Dylan Hirsch

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)

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1| "Life Sentence"| Jonathan Kaplan| Carol Flint| March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)| 227901| 10.00[2]

A TV reporter in Ohio digs for dirt on Kate.

2| "Due Process"| Charles Haid| Bonnie Mark| April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02)| 227902| 7.90[2]

Nolan gets involved in cases about securities fraud and abortion.

3| "Stay"| Unknown| Story by : Kevin Jon Heller
Teleplay by : Kevin Jon Heller & Carol Flint| April 9, 2002 (2002-04-09)| 227904| 6.80[2]

A man from Texas is scheduled to be executed for rape and murder.

4| "Snakes in the Grass"| Tom Moore| Janet Tamaro| Unaired| 227903| TBD

Nolan is assigned to write the majority opinion on a case involving a federal agent who accidentally shot a state agent.

5| "A Wing and a Prayer"| TBD| Bonnie Mark| Unaired| 227905| TBD

Nolan's brother Keith gets her in trouble.

6| "Back in the Bottle"| TBD| Story by : Janet Tamaro & Kevin Jon Heller
Teleplay by : Carol Flint & Janet Tamaro| Unaired| 227906| TBD

## References

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1. ^ TV Guide. "The Court Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
2. ^ a b c "The Court - Series - Episode List - TV Tango".

## External links

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* The Court at IMDb
* The Court at TV Guide
* The Court at epguides.com

*[No.]: Number
*[Prod.]: Production