Sweet Justice is an American legal drama television series created by John Romano and starring Cicely Tyson and Melissa Gilbert. The hour-long series ran from September 15, 1994, to August 12, 1995, on NBC. The series was produced by Trotwood Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television. Premise Attorney Kate Delacroy (Melissa Gilbert) returns to New Orleans from Wall Street for her sister's engagement party and decides to stay. Instead of joining the prestigious law firm headed by her arch conservative father, James-Lee (Ronny Cox), she joins forces with old civil rights warrior Carrie Grace Battle (Cicely Tyson) in Battle-Ross & Associates, the better to take on cases of women's rights, minority rights, and everyone else's rights. Cast and characters Melissa Gilbert as Kate Delacroy, a novice Wall Street attorney Greg Germann as Andy Del Sarto, a passionate upstate attorney Cicely Tyson as Carrie Grace Battle, a feminist, civil rights lawyer and senior partner of a New Orleans law firm Ronny Cox as James Lee Delacroy, Kate's father, a senior partner in the town's old-money-and-big business law firm Jason Gedrick as Bailey Connors, Kate's high school sweetheart, a journalist Cree Summer as Reese Daulkins, an energetic attorney and single mother Jim Antonio as Ross A. Ross Megan Gallivan as Anne Delacroy-Foley Scott Paetty as Harry Foley Marcia Strassman as Althea "Bunny" McClure John Allen Nelson as Logan WrightMichael Warren as Michael "T-Dog" Turner''' Episodes Awards and nominations Tyson was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role on the series. References External links 1990s American drama television series 1994 American television series debuts 1995 American television series endings 1990s American legal television series English-language television shows NBC original programming Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television shows set in Louisiana