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First Monday in October
1 hour 38 minutes1981-08-21
6.3
Watch Trailer
For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.
Cast
![Walter Matthau](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pm1YEQPlsNcHQHZJBgcXvu4U4vg.jpg)
Walter Matthau
Dan Snow
![Jill Clayburgh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sgWPu8oxK8H3oRE1hiIAEXJLrzi.jpg)
Jill Clayburgh
Ruth Loomis
![Barnard Hughes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//1QwqpJ37wE5cjrDxHoTWfZk4oVs.jpg)
Barnard Hughes
Chief Justice Crawford
![Jan Sterling](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5Yj3076Th4mz2SJ4ScnKvulruxr.jpg)
Jan Sterling
Christine Snow
![James Stephens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nj9KGIHmFHffusmE0eWLGWYUNmX.jpg)
James Stephens
Mason Woods
![Joshua Bryant](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joshua Bryant
Bill Russell
![Wiley Harker](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xxGhw1LEvqTCvooIVfqnCnfZcKk.jpg)
Wiley Harker
Justice Harold Webb
![F.J. O'Neil](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//8eJ1Lo0xRHZtTpWZcAzEQRQhOTV.jpg)
F.J. O'Neil
Justice Waldo Thompson
![Charles Lampkin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//ucRCH7TBjVLlqKyGIs8R6gQR33B.jpg)
Charles Lampkin
Justice Josiah Clewes
![Lew Palter](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dBzcQ3NhISBKSV0oRSXtbG4Gpih.jpg)
Lew Palter
Justice Benjamin Halperin
![Richard McMurray](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard McMurray
Justice Richard Carey
![Herb Vigran](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2CG32FVQmmbgDDNBmUN85sEza4f.jpg)
Herb Vigran
Justice Ambrose Quincy
![Edmund Stoiber](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Edmund Stoiber
Committee Chairman
![Noble Willingham](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//70HEA9aOmmPmTeCvxXqJC6KGHaZ.jpg)
Noble Willingham
Nebraska Attorney
![Richard McKenzie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lMG5LSgwxQAsu9536ZjA6Tem4bq.jpg)
Richard McKenzie
Hostile Senator
![Ann Doran](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//t6q0svIGjotyJQgxr74pKz6462g.jpg)
Ann Doran
Storekeeper
![Dallas Alinder](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dallas Alinder
Norman
![Olive Dunbar](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Olive Dunbar
Ms. Radabaugh
![Hugh Gillin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5OFGS8xjZOaf0fPSkdhCLAMP51Z.jpg)
Hugh Gillin
Southern Senator
![James Brodhead](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Brodhead
Court Marshall
![Arthur Adams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Arthur Adams
Custodian #1
![Nick Angotti](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nick Angotti
Plaintiff's Attorney
![Jeanne Joe](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jeanne Joe
Waitress
![Christopher Tenney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Christopher Tenney
Robinson
![Richard Balin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Richard Balin
Photographer
![Martin Agronsky](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martin Agronsky
TV Commentator
![Ray Colbert](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ray Colbert
Senator #1
![Bob Sherman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bob Sherman
Senator #2
![Carol Coggin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Carol Coggin
Attorney
![Sig Frohlich](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sig Frohlich
Custodian #2
![Ken DuMain](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ken DuMain
Guard
![Stanley Lawrence](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stanley Lawrence
Court Guard
![Dick Winslow](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9Py3kHyImtkWn25CnJrTbbagqZQ.jpg)
Dick Winslow
Court Barber
![Joe Michael Terry](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joe Michael Terry
Law Clerk #1
![Sandy Chapin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sandy Chapin
Law Clerk #2
![Dudley Knight](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dudley Knight
Assistant Manager
![Edwin M. Adams](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Edwin M. Adams
Clergyman
![Ronnie Thomas](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ronnie Thomas
Firing Party Commander
![Jeff Scheulen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jeff Scheulen
Ambulance Attendant
![Jonathan Charney](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jonathan Charney
Doctor
![Mary Munday](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nUsUGyBiELDY8uqCJlCNz45Leb7.jpg)
Mary Munday
Head Nurse
![Bebe Drake](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pSIS3aBdOlxlTzw6MKinGqK3OC9.jpg)
Bebe Drake
Nurse
![Richard DeAngelis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//rsojFdXil151HWonE7oZyo5MGlf.jpg)
Richard DeAngelis
News Producer
![Jim Vanko](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jim Vanko
Chief Ranger
![William G. Clark](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
William G. Clark
Cab Driver #1
![Wendy E. Taylor](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Wendy E. Taylor
Cab Driver #2
![Dale E. House](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dale E. House
Helicopter Pilot
![Tony D. Head](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fyMJ9lLvMqJqjUg6OaAObXmlSaw.jpg)
Tony D. Head
Law Clerk #3 (uncredited)
![Ronald Neame](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4BFCDD3GG5woHmxy6o7fny4NDYc.jpg)
Ronald Neame
PA System Speaker at Tennis Court (voice) (uncredited)
![Barbara Peckinpaugh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//lVkH2I1TCwpeJlLDfynJOWML0wv.jpg)
Barbara Peckinpaugh
Lois Larue (uncredited)
![Todd Stockman](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)