Judging Amy - Season 1 - Eps 18: Human Touch
Amy presides over a custody case between a young girl's stepfather and her biological father, whose severe case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder may interfere with his parenting ability; after an unsuccessful experiment with day trading puts holes in her financial situation, Maxine has difficulty fixing the holes in her roof; the court reporter from hell, who is also Donna's nemesis, is assigned to Amy's courtroom; Maxine uncovers systematic fraud at D.C.F. that leads directly to Susie's desk; Amy realizes that she needs to assume more of the financial burden at home after she and Peter quarrel over their mother's monetary predicament; Vincent and Lisa work through their relationship fears; Amy orders D.C.F. to cut through the bureaucracy and the paperwork so that Croatian refugees can find a home and be reunited with their son.
About Judging Amy
Title: Judging Amy
First Air Date: 1999-09-19
Last Air Date: 2005-05-03
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.494/10 (from 82 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