6.7/106 votesLoading...#1 - The Demon Drink
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/9/2017
Sydney’s top Magistrates dole out punishment for a spate of alcohol-fuelled crimes. Two British backpackers have violently attacked a café owner, an attractive mortgage broker has driven over-the-limit for the third time, while a drunk day at the races ends up in a man urinating on a poker machine.
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6.4/105 votesLoading...#2 - All Walks of Life
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/16/2017
People from all walks of life end up in Australia’s busiest local court. A drug addict, two disrespectful twenty-somethings and a priest who has been charged during a protest appear before the Magistrates. Before the law all are treated equally.
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6.4/105 votesLoading...#3 - The Last Resort
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/23/2017
Sending a defendant to jail is never an easy decision for Magistrates in Australia’s busiest local court. Three defendants are now before them on serious charges, including a king hit and a robbery. The Magistrates’ judgments could change lives forever.
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6.3/109 votesLoading...#4 - Open for Business
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/2/2017
An inside look at the machinations of Australia’s busiest local court sees Sydney’s top Magistrates dealing with a violent street brawl that has a surprising outcome, a long running stoush between neighbours and a father of three facing graffiti charges.
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6.2/105 votesLoading...#5 - Self-Represented
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/27/2017
In Australia’s busiest local court a surprising number of defendants choose to do without a lawyer and instead represent themselves. A young driver, a homeless man and a law-abiding grandmother decide to argue against their charges without legal assistance.
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6.2/105 votesLoading...#6 - Judgement
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/3/2017
Sydney’s hardworking Magistrates reveal the difficult deliberations handing down a sentence to a young man caught for a second time with cocaine. Meanwhile a Sydney cabbie is disputing his first traffic fine in twenty years driving, and a man faces a serious sentence after being caught with a crossbow.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - The Importance of Parenting
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/30/2017
Sydney’s busiest local courts are home to heartbroken parents supporting errant children as they face the full weight of the law. A young man has attacked police at Mardi Gras, a budding athlete has been caught possessing ice, and a man on a second drink driving charge is read the riot act.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Drugs
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/6/2017
Drug offences account for almost twenty percent of all cases before Australia’s busiest local courts. Drug related crime has landed a housewife and a plumber before the courts on serious charges. The balance between rehabilitation and punishment is a tricky one.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Regular Customers
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/13/2017
Over half the defendants who appear in Australia’s busiest local court will re-offend within ten years. Today four serial offenders tread a familiar path to the court as they appear before the Downing Centre’s frustrated Magistrates.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Drink Driving
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/20/2017
Drink driving is an endemic problem around the world and in NSW alone 20,000 people are charged with the offence. Magistrates in Sydney’s busiest court have minimal tolerance for drink drivers, especially for repeat offenders. This time three drink drivers suffer the consequences of their actions.
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The Best Episodes of Court Justice: Sydney
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A look inside one of the world's busiest local courts, Sydney's Downing Centre, and the drama that arises when people face the justice system.
Genres:DocumentaryCrime
Network:Crime + Investigation
Best Episodes Summary
"The Demon Drink" is the best rated episode of "Court Justice: Sydney". It scored 6.7/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/9/2017. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "All Walks of Life".