''The Court'' is an American
legal drama
A legal drama is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice play ...
television series created by
Oliver Goldstick
Oliver Goldstick (born January 9, 1961) is an American television screenwriter and executive producer, working on Netflix’s new series Bridgerton. Prior to this, Goldstick launched High School Musical: The Series for Disney + and spent seven y ...
and
Tom Schulman
Thomas H. Schulman (born October 20, 1951) is an American screenwriter best known for his semi-autobiographical screenplay ''Dead Poets Society'' based on his time at the Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA), a college-preparatory day school located i ...
that aired on
ABC from March 26 until April 9, 2002.
Premise
The newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Kate Nolan struggles her way through the political aspects of her occupation.
Cast
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Sally Field as Justice Kate Nolan
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Craig Bierko
Craig Philip Bierko (born August 18, 1964) is an American actor and singer.
Early life
Bierko was born in Rye Brook, New York where his mother Pat ran The Harrison Players, a local community theatre.
After graduating Blind Brook High School, ...
as Harlan Brandt
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Christina Hendricks
Christina Rene Hendricks (born May 3, 1975) is an American actress and former model. With an extensive career on screen and stage, she has received various accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Awar ...
as Betsy Tyler
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Pat Hingle as Chief Justice Townsend
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Miguel Sandoval
Miguel Sandoval (born November 16, 1951) is an American actor of film and television.
Biography
Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. ...
as Justice Martinez
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Chris Sarandon
Christopher Sarandon (; born July 24, 1942) is an American actor. He is well known for playing a variety of iconic characters, including Jerry Dandrige in ''Fright Night'' (1985), Prince Humperdinck in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), Detective Mik ...
as Justice Vorhees
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Diahann Carroll as Justice DeSett
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Harry Northup
Harry E. Northup (born September 2, 1940) is an American actor and poet. As an actor, he made frequent appearances in the films of Martin Scorsese and Jonathan Demme.
Personal life and career
Northup was born in Amarillo, Texas. He lived in 17 p ...
as Justice Fitzsimmons
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Alfred Dennis
Alfred Hugh Dennis (31 July 1924 – 15 December 2019) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 1962, representing the electorate of Blacktown. He was elected in 1959 as a Liberal for ...
as Justice Bernstein
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Nicole DeHuff as Alexis Cameron
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Hill Harper as Christopher Bell
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Josh Radnor
Joshua Thomas Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and musician. He is best known for portraying Ted Mosby on the popular and Emmy Award–winning CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. He made his writing and dire ...
as Dylan Hirsch
Episodes
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2002 American television series debuts
2002 American television series endings
2000s American legal television series
English-language television shows
American Broadcasting Company original programming
Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
Television shows set in Washington, D.C.