Judging Amy - Season 1 - Eps 16: The Wee Hours
Amy gears up for the custody battle over Lauren; Vincent takes a job at the local newspaper to help him overcome a severe case of writer's block; Amy suffers from a bad bout of insomnia that's coupled with some interesting dreams in the few hours that she's able to sleep; Maxine investigates why a boy from a loving family persists in sleepwalking far from home; Amy decides the fate of a teenaged athlete when her parents disagree on how her gymnastics training is affecting her life; Lauren and Amy have an ongoing battle over bedtime; Amy must decide if she'll allow the children of combative parents to be represented by their own attorney.
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 78 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