utors ▁in ▁Moore ▁and ▁Graham ▁and ▁a ▁les bian ▁affair ▁between ▁Judge ▁Re ide ▁and ▁her ▁house keeper . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁magazine ▁described ▁the ▁show ▁as ▁follows :" Ready ▁to ▁believe ▁in ▁Robin ▁G iv ens ▁as ▁a ▁t ire less ▁def ender ▁of ▁public ▁justice ? ▁Cour th ouse ' s ▁idea ▁of ▁g rit ty ▁moral ▁real ism ▁is ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁world ▁into ▁the ▁good ▁and ▁the ▁bad : ▁Bad ▁jud ges ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁opera ▁while ▁their ▁charges ▁die ▁in ▁j ail ; ▁good ▁jud ges ▁have ▁inter ra cial ▁affairs ▁with ▁members ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁gender ; ▁and ▁the ▁best ▁judge ▁of ▁all ▁roll s ▁in ▁from ▁Mont ana ▁looking ▁like ▁he ▁just ▁shot ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ▁commercial ". ▁ ▁Char acters ▁Judge ▁Just ine ▁Park es ▁( Pat ric ia ▁W ett ig ) ▁– ▁the ▁no - n ons ense ▁pres iding ▁judge ▁Judge ▁H omer ▁Con k lin ▁( Bob ▁Gun ton ) ▁– ▁an ▁aut ocr atic ▁" h anging ▁judge " ▁and ▁a ▁by - the - book ▁traditional ist ▁Judge ▁Wy att ▁E . ▁Jackson ▁( B rad ▁Johnson ) ▁– ▁a ▁h unk y , ▁non - con form ist ▁recently ▁arrived ▁from ▁Mont ana ▁Judge ▁My ron ▁W ink le man ▁( Michael ▁L erner ) ▁– ▁a ▁ne uro t ic ▁Family ▁Court ▁judge ▁Judge ▁Ros etta ▁Re ide ▁( J en ifer ▁Lewis ) ▁– ▁a ▁struggling , ▁gay ▁single ▁mother ▁pres iding ▁over ▁Ju