''Judge vs. Judge'' () is a 2017

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starring

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. It aired on

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from November 22, 2017 to January 11, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 ( KST) for 32 episodes.

Synopsis

The story of a fiery judge Lee Jung-joo (

) who fights to reveal innocence of her older brother who was framed for rape and murder and got killed while trying to acquit himself.

Cast

Main

as Lee Jung-joo/Choi Jung-joo, a hot-tempered judge who is incapable of holding her emotions to vent shameless defendants with unspeakable words. She presides at the Seoul District Court. *

as Sa Eui-hyeon, a righteous independent judge who is excellent in his use of law and ethics to reach judgement. He is assigned to the same division as Lee Jung-joo. *

as Do Han-joon, a prosecutor who graduated with Sa Eui-hyeon at the top of his class. *

as Jin Se-ra, an intelligent third generation

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who is a law school student and a former idol singer.

Supporting

People at Korea University Law School

* as Ha Young-hoon, a former prison guard and law school student who is responsible for creating the misjudgment research team. *

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as Hwang Min-ah, a former Blue House bodyguard and current law school student. * Hong Seung-beom as Nam Yoon-il *

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as Lee Seon-hwa, a single mother who is a member of the misjudgment researching team.

People at court

Lee Moon-sik Lee Moon-sik (born November 13, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Lee Moon-sik debuted in Jang Jin films of the late 1990s after an illustrious career in Daehak-ro (considered the " Korean Broadway"), where he learned great comic timing, ad-lib ...

as Oh Ji-rak, a chief prosecuting attorney. * as Jeong Chae-sung *

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as Choi Go-soo *

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as Moon Yoo-seon * as Song Ho-chan * as Seo Dae-su * as Oh Mi-ja * as Kim Moo-sik * as Lee Cha-won *

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as Judge Yoon

Extended

Kim Hae-sook Kim Hae-sook (; born December 30, 1955) is a South Korean actress. Career In 1974, she made her acting debut in MBC's ''Chief Inspector''. Over the past decade, she has won over 10 awards and appeared in over 30 films. Kim Hae-sook has publis ...

as Yoo Myung-hee, a professor in law school. She inspired Lee Jung-joo to become a judge. *

Lee Deok-hwa Lee Deok-hwa (; born May 8, 1952) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Deok-hwa studied theater and film at Dongguk University, and made his acting debut in 1972. He and his father, movie star Lee Ye-chun starred together in the 1975 horror fil ...

as Do Jin-myung *

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as Sa Jeong-do * Park Ji-a as Jang Soon-bok *

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as Supporting * Ji Seung-hyun as Choi Kyung-ho, Lee Jung-joo's older brother * Kim Hee-jung as Eom Sin-sook, Lee Jung-joo's mother and a janitor at the courthouse.

Production

The first script reading of the cast was held on October 23, 2017 at SBS Ilsan Production Center.

Ratings

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * {{Hancinema drama, Nothing_to_Lose Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows 2017 South Korean television series debuts 2018 South Korean television series endings South Korean legal television series