''Sweet Justice'' is an American

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television series created by John Romano and starring

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and

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. The hour-long series ran from September 15, 1994, to August 12, 1995, on

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. The series was produced by Trotwood Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television.

Premise

Attorney Kate Delacroy (

) returns to

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from Wall Street for her sister's engagement party and decides to stay. Instead of joining the prestigious law firm headed by her arch conservative father, James-Lee (

Ronny Cox Daniel Ronald Cox (born July 23, 1938) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. His best-known roles include Drew Ballinger in ''Deliverance'' (1972), George Apple in '' Apple's Way'' (1974–75), Ozark Bule in '' Bound for Glory'' (1976), C ...

), she joins forces with old civil rights warrior Carrie Grace Battle (

) in Battle-Ross & Associates, the better to take on cases of women's rights, minority rights, and everyone else's rights.

Cast and characters

as Kate Delacroy, a novice Wall Street attorney *

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as Andy Del Sarto, a passionate upstate attorney *

as Carrie Grace Battle, a feminist, civil rights lawyer and senior partner of a New Orleans law firm *

as James Lee Delacroy, Kate's father, a senior partner in the town's old-money-and-big business law firm *

Jason Gedrick Jason Michael Gedrick (born February 7, 1965) is an American actor best known for his work on the television series '' Murder One'' and '' Boomtown'', and the motion picture '' Iron Eagle'' as Doug Masters. Early life Jason Michael Gedroic was ...

as Bailey Connors, Kate's high school sweetheart, a journalist * Cree Summer as Reese Daulkins, an energetic attorney and single mother *

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as Ross A. Ross *

Megan Gallivan Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (''margarítēs''), Latin ''margarīta'', "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in ...

as Anne Delacroy-Foley *

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as Harry Foley *

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as Althea "Bunny" McClure *

John Allen Nelson John Allen Nelson is an American actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles on television as Warren Lockridge on '' Santa Barbara'', John D. Cort on '' Baywatch'', Walt Cummings in '' 24'' and Silas Bunch in ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. ...

as Logan Wright * Michael Warren as Michael "T-Dog" Turner

Episodes

Awards and nominations

Tyson was nominated for an

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and a Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role on the series.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0108948 1990s American drama television series 1994 American television series debuts 1995 American television series endings 1990s American legal television series English-language television shows NBC original programming Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television shows set in Louisiana