Judging Amy - Season 1 - Eps 9: The Persistence of Tectonics
Amy juggles preparing Thanksgiving dinner, being on call, and coping with a surprise announcement from Michael; Gillian asks Maxine for help in financing another in-vitro procedure; Amy presides over an adoption in which the biological father shows up at the last minute to claim his child; Hillary tries to settle the score with Vincent during a Thanksgiving party at Alan's; Amy sentences two boys convicted of animal cruelty.
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.
Cast

Amy Brenneman
Amy Gray

Richard T. Jones
Bruce Van Exel

Dan Futterman
Vincent Gray

Jessica Tuck
Gillian Gray

Marcus Giamatti
Peter Gray

Karle Warren
Lauren Cassidy

Jillian Armenante
Donna Kozlowski

Timothy Omundson
Sean Potter

Tyne Daly
Maxine Gray