9.2/1018 votesLoading...#1 - Family Secrets
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/3/2002
The Court must decide whether to allow a book culled from the tapes of a deceased CIA officer to be published or allow censorship in order to protect national security.
Director: Bradford May
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/1015 votesLoading...
#2 - Strip Search
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/19/2002
The Court must determine whether a man's Constitutional rights were violated when the police took his blood sample out of a hospital dumpster to obtain DNA.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/10331 votesLoading...
#3 - Right to Die
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2002
Justice Hoskins takes a passionate interest in the Court's case of a woman who wants to terminate life support for her husband, who has been in a coma for nine years.
Director: Lou Antonio
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/108 votesLoading...
#4 - Court Date
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/29/2002
A high-school basketball star appeals to the Supreme Court when the NBA refuses to let him play professionally until he finishes school.
Director: Bradford May
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/108 votesLoading...
#5 - Secrets and Lies
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/5/2002
The Court must decide whether to uphold Megan's Law when they hear the case of a convicted sex offender who was harassed and threatened after registering.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1017 votesLoading...
#6 - Crime and Punishment
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2002
Justice Novelli once again finds he's the swing vote when the Court is divided on whether to uphold the three-strikes law carrying a 25-years-to-life sentence for third-strike misdemeanors.
Director: Bradford May
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1016 votesLoading...
#7 - Age of Consent
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2002
Justice Novelli is uncertain of his position when the court must decide if a North Dakota court decision to allow a 16-year-old girl to get an abortion should stand.
Director: Donald P. Bellisario
Writer: Larry Moskowitz, Paul J. Levine
- 8.2/1012 votesLoading...
#8 - Family Affairs
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2002
A senator with a grudge against Justice Novelli gives a reporter photos of Novelli's uncle accepting an envelope from a Chicago mobster, hoping the photo will discredit the Justice.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1017 votesLoading...
#9 - Showdown
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2002
As the Court debates whether a town's ban on guns is unconstitutional, a senator offers Justice Snow information on a colleague that could affect the final decision. Also: Justice Hoskins hosts his annual party, where Ellie catches Miguel's eye; and Chief Justice Brankin and his wife celebrate 40 years of marriage.
Director: Alan J. Levi
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1013 votesLoading...
#10 - Dangerous Words
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2002
As the court considers whether to uphold a decision that protects a Web site calling for the murder of abortion doctors, Novelli is threatened on the Internet.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1019 votesLoading...
#11 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2002
New Justice Joseph Novelli reports for the first Monday in October and handles his first case: whether to grant a stay of execution to an inmate who survived a lightning strike.
Director: Donald P. Bellisario
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1017 votesLoading...
#12 - Unprotected Speech
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/12/2002
The case of a teen accused of violating the Child Pornography Protection Act by morphing his friends' faces with bodies of porn actors on an Internet site.
Director: Bradford May
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votesLoading...
#13 - The Price of Liberty
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2002
The Court must rule on sixth-amendment rights when a murder witness requests to testify in a mask after three previous witnesses are killed.
Director: N/A
Writer: Paul J. Levine, Alfredo Barrios, Jr.
The Best Episodes of First Monday
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A newcomer to the Supreme Court finds himself a pivotal force on an often deadlocked bench, frequently at odds over hot-button cases in this earnest...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Family Secrets" is the best rated episode of "First Monday". It scored 9.2/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Bradford May and written by N/A, it aired on 5/3/2002. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Strip Search".