A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own family's harmony.
Acting
Harry Belafonte brings gravitas; Garcia broods magnificently.
Production
Shot on actual Supreme Court replica sets — surprisingly lavish for TV.
Director
David Anspaugh
Andy Garcia
Joseph Michael Kirkland
Harry Belafonte
Will Dunn
Robert Prosky
Chief Justice
Ray Walston
Justice Clore Cawley
James Whitmore
Daniel Morissey
Kate Nelligan
Justice Sara Marie Brandwynne
Milo O'Shea
Justice Harlan Greene
Albert Hall
Justice Hank Banks
Bob Balaban
Justice Eli MacCorckle
John Aylward
Justice Benjamin 'Rip' Ripley
LisaGay Hamilton
Virginia Mapes
Margaret Colin
Linda Kirkland
Hallie Eisenberg
Tracey Ellis
Marley Terrell
Michael O'Keefe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1998 during the Clinton impeachment era; network rushed it to air hoping to capitalize on Supreme Court fever. It vanished anyway.
Harry Belafonte's casting as a retired justice was deliberate — the real Supreme Court had zero Black justices when this aired, and Thurgood Marshall had died just years prior.
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