Judging Amy - Season 1 - Eps 19: The Out-of-Towners

Name: Eps 19: The Out-of-Towners
Released: 2000-04-18
Rating: 3.8

2000-04-18 • 60 min • ⭐ 7.5/10

Heeding the request of counsel to deliver one of her ""rants"" at a sentencing hearing, Amy lectures a young drug dealer whose mother has made tremendous sacrifices to provide him with a better life; much to Peter's dismay, Maxine accepts a date from an attractive man she meets at the diner; Amy gets ""backwater detail"" subbing for another judge, and travels with Bruce to a small town to hear a case centered on the misdiagnosis and overmedication of its teenage boys; as her abductor's case comes to trial, Lisa and Vincent argue when her fears for the possibility of acquittal, and thus her safety, increase; pending the outcome of an investigation, Susie is back at work after a one week paid suspension and, over Maxine's objections, sets in motion a chain of events which eventually leads to the death of a young mother; Amy and Bruce have divergent reactions when confronted with intolerance during their trip; Maxine unsuccessfully tries to resign, and ends up being blackmailed into acceptin

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About Judging Amy

Title: Judging Amy

First Air Date: 1999-09-19

Last Air Date: 2005-05-03

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.5/10 (from 77 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 6

Total Episodes: 138

Network: CBS

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS-TV. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character is a judge who serves in a family court, and in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes of the show focus on her own experiences as a divorced mother, and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker who works in the field of child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.