Trial By Jury

Season 1, Episode 3, Aired
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Judge Amy has a friend who is undergoing chemotherapy, and Amy has agreed to take over a case, Amy's first jury case. A young girl was murdered and her parents are suing the parents of the boy who killed the young girl. Amy has a run in with a former law school classmate representing the girl's parents. With an emotionally packed case, Amy instructs the jury to not let the emotion of the case sway their judgment. Both sides are determined to use every trick they can come up with, to win. Elsewhere, Maxine decides to buy a new car and seeks Vincent's help. Vincent does not understand why his mother does not take his writing seriously.moreless
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      • Trial By Jury was shown again on 01/04/00 coming in at #33. Edit
      • Nielsens ratings Judging Amy Trial By Jury came in at # 12; bring in a total of 15.70 million viewers; season-to-date ranking for Judging Amy # 18. Edit
      • Music: Shawn Colvin did "This Must be the Place (Naive Melody)" from her "Cover Girl" cd. Edit

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      • Vincent: Writing is a mysterious thing. I don't know where it comes from, I don't know where it goes when it goes away. It's fragile. Edit
      • Lauren: Grandma, what's cleavage? Maxine: I have no idea. Edit
      • Maxine: Peter, go over there and deal with that sales girl. Something about her scares me. I think it's her teeth. Edit

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      • The title of the episode is, "Trial by Jury." This is an allusion to the saying "trial by fire," which means that a person or item is being tested without much training. Edit

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