Judging Amy(1999)

series - first aired/released 1999-09-19 - audience 7.5

Drama

Directed by Alan Myerson, Andrew Robinson, Anita W. Addison, Arvin Brown, Bob McCracken, Brad Silberling, Daniel Sackheim, David Platt, David Semel, Donna Deitch, Elodie Keene, Fred Gerber, Helen Shaver, Jack Bender, James Frawley, James Hayman, Jessica Landaw, Joanna Kerns, Karen Arthur, Keith Samples, Kenneth Zunder, Ken Olin, Kevin Dowling, Kristoffer Tabori, Lee Shallat Chemel, Lewis Gould, Martha Mitchell, Martin Davidson, Matt Shakman, Mel Damski, Nancy Malone, Paul Michael Glaser, Vincent Misiano

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.