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Season 5 – Judging Amy

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Amy Gray is a Harvard-educated New York corporate lawyer who, after separating from her husband, finds herself back in her childhood home in Hartford, Conn., living with her nagging mom and daughter while working as a judge for Hartford's family court. Acting on instinct more than protocol, Judge Amy tries to mete out justice while struggling with her new status as a single mother. Amy's mom, Maxine, is a caseworker for the Department of Children and Families. Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly star in this courtroom drama series.

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Farah Farouque The Age (Australia) The stand-out performer in this soft-centred family drama is not the eponymous judicial figure Amy (Amy Brenneman), but her mother Maxine, as played by the luminous Tyne Daly. Jul 22, 2019 Full Review Liza Power Sydney Morning Herald So much action and yet so little substance. Jul 22, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 23, 2003 Motion Sickness Amy must choose whether to overturn her predecessor's ruling in a murder case during her first day of criminal court; Peter must decide on further medical treatment for his wife. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 30, 2003 Going Down Amy questions her new role as a criminal court judge when she oversees a high-profile murder case; Maxine wants measures taken to locate a missing girl, even though she is a foster child with a history of running away. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 7, 2003 Ex Parte of Five Amy and Maxine disagree on a child's competency to serve as a witness in Amy's courtroom; Kyle must treat a drunken driver who killed a hospital colleague. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 14, 2003 Tricks of the Trade Amy's courtroom turns into a media circus when she oversees the trial of an athlete accused of rape; Maxine intervenes to shield children from their overprotective mother. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 21, 2003 The Wrong Man After a young man is accused of hitting a priest with his car, Amy must decide if he is competent to represent himself; Gillian writes her obituary as an exercise in self-learning. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 28, 2003 Into the Fire Amy is forced to stop a capital murder trial in its final stages when one of the lawyers exhibits inappropriate conduct during closing arguments. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 4, 2003 Kilt Trip Second thoughts about marriage cause chaos in Amy's job and personal life; the groomsmen become disgruntled when they learn Stu wants them to wear kilts to the wedding. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 11, 2003 The Long Good-Bye Amy is sent to judicial counseling after setting aside the verdict in a felony murder trial, making her question if criminal court is right for her. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 25, 2003 Ruminspringa Amy must decide the fate of a baby torn between two teenage parents from different cultures; Amy runs into David at a private school open house for their children. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 16, 2003 Sex and the Single Mother Amy must determine whether a disc jockey's (Tom Arnold) provocative views on women are having an adverse effect on his son's personal development. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 6, 2004 Christenings Amy must decide if a pro-anorexia Web site is responsible for the death of a teenage girl; a mother's belief in alternative therapy puts her autistic child in jeopardy; Maxine hires a new gardener (Cheech Marin). Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 13, 2004 Dancing in the Dark Amy oversees a criminal case being prosecuted by the assistant district attorney with whom she had a disastrous first date; Maxine accepts a date with her new gardener (Cheech Marin) to go salsa dancing. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 3, 2004 Sins of the Father A teenager hires a man to impersonate his father in court to prevent Amy from placing him with his mother; Maxine learns a grandmother may be partly to blame for continuing a family's cycle of abuse. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 10, 2004 Roadhouse Blues Amy must decide whether to place a young boy in the custody of his father, who is in the witness protection program; Maxine attempts to stop a high-school suicide pact. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 17, 2004 Werewolves of Hartford In Amy's courtroom, a routine case involving a broken bicycle leads to the revelation of incest between a brother and sister. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 24, 2004 Baggage Claim A custody case involves a 9-year-old child conceived through rape; after meeting Ignacio's ex-wife and children, Maxine realizes her family is better adjusted than she thought. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 2, 2004 The Song That Never Ends A woman seeks to regain custody of her children after being accused of leaving them alone to go to work; Kyle gets emotionally involved in the birth of an incarcerated woman's baby. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 16, 2004 Disposable A teenage girl is recruited to work as a prostitute while living in a group foster home; a woman (Patty Duke) risks losing her foster child due to the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 6, 2004 The Quick and the Dead Amy presides over a hearing to grant Danny Hawkins a new murder trial; a foster mother uses her children as nude models to advance her photography business. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 27, 2004 Slade's Chophouse Amy must decide whether to put a teenage girl accused of killing her baby sitter on trial for murder. Details Episode 21 Aired May 4, 2004 Predictive Neglect A celebrity, the defendant's attorney (guest star Sharon Lawrence), complicates a juvenile theft case. Details Episode 22 Aired May 11, 2004 My Little Runaway Amy thinks there is more to the story when a teenage boy runs away from home in hopes of joining the circus as a gymnast. Details Episode 23 Aired May 18, 2004 Sex, Lies and Expedia.com Amy sentences a teenager to anger-management therapy after she learns he planned an attack on his school, but the sentencing has disastrous results. Details
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Season Info

Director
James Frawley, Alan Myerson, Andrew Robinson, Jessica Landaw, Karen Arthur, Paul Michael Glaser, Helen Shaver
Executive Producer
Barbara Hall, Joseph Stern, Connie Tavel, Amy Brenneman
Screenwriter
Carla Kettner, Lyla Oliver, Barry O'Brien, Paul Guyot, Carol Barbee, Karen Hall, Alex Taub, Alison Carey, Rob Fresco
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 23, 2003