Kuzak gets nightmares over handling an appeal for a man sentenced to death; Van Owen helps Gilliam get a reprieve for Appleton; Melman comforts Becker when his parents try to put him in the middle of their divorce dispute; Sifuentes resigns after McKenzie sandbags his representation of a woman who could potentially embarrass one of McKenzie's clients; Perkins rescues a stray dog who wins over Brackman's heart; Van Owen intercedes for an inebriated Kuzak who's about to be arrested for disrespecting the police.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Goldberg | Writer | ||
| David E. Kelley | Writer | ||
| Jacob Epstein | Writer | ||
| Patrick Baldauff | Guest Star | Judge #1 | |
| Jeanne Cooper | Guest Star | Gladys Becker | |
| Michael Rougas | Guest Star | Maitre d' | |
| Lew Palter | Guest Star | Judge Leon Ruben | |
| Mark John McSheehy | Guest Star | Priest | |
| Mort Sertner | Guest Star | Judge #2 | |
| Robert Costanzo | Guest Star | Vinnie LaRosa | |
| Jerry Taft | Guest Star | Bartender Lonnie | |
| Scott Lincoln | Guest Star | Jimmy Petrovek | |
| Stanley Kamel | Guest Star | Mark Gilliam | |
| Kim Joseph | Guest Star | Judge #3 | |
| Peter Crook | Guest Star | A.D.A. Louis Adler | |
| Michael Rougas | Guest Star | Maitre d' | |
| Shaun Duke | Guest Star | Cop #1 | |
| Peter Frechette | Guest Star | Christopher Appleton | |
| Jerry Cerwonka | Guest Star | Administrator | |
| Joe Dorsey | Guest Star | Al Becker | |
| J. David Krassner | Guest Star | Counsel | |
| Jay Arlen Jones | Guest Star | Cop #2 | |
| Sela Ward | Guest Star | Lynette Pierce | |
| Jerry Taft | Guest Star | Bartender Lonnie | |
| Felton Perry | Guest Star | Detective Lester Tuttle | |
| Benjamin Jurand | Guest Star | Prisoner Norman L. Stone | |
| Steven Bochco | Executive Producer | ||
| Janet Greek | Director | ||
| Steven Bochco | Creator | ||
| Terry Louise Fisher | Creator | ||
| Jimmy Smits | Actor | Victor Sifuentes | |
| Susan Dey | Actor | Grace Van Owen | |
| Michael Tucker | Actor | Stuart Markowitz | |
| Jill Eikenberry | Actor | Ann Kelsey | |
| Susan Ruttan | Actor | Roxanne Melman | |
| Alan Rachins | Actor | Douglas Brackman, Jr. | |
| Michele Greene | Actor | Abby Perkins | |
| Harry Hamlin | Actor | Michael Kuzak |