First Monday was a short-lived U.S. television midseason replacement drama centered on the U.S. Supreme Court
Created by JAG creator Donald Bellisario and Paul Levine, the show aired on CBS from January until May of 2002. The name First Monday is a reference to the first Monday in October, which is when each Supreme Court term begins. Joe Mantegna starred as moderate Justice Joseph Novelli, who is appointed to a Supreme Court evenly divided between conservatives and liberals. The show examined how the law clerks and justices dealt with issues and cases that came before the highest court in the United States. First Monday generally dealt with two issues per episode. Earlier in the series, that tended to be two cases. Later in the series, that tended to be one case and one personal issue.
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Main cast
Justice Joseph Novelli (Joe Mantegna) was a newly-appointed moderate Supreme Court Justice. Chief Justice Thomas Brankin (James Garner) was the football-obsessed, conservative Chief Justice of the United States. Justice Henry Hoskins (Charles Durning) was Brankin's best friend and a conservative justice, who often spouted limericks during conversation. Miguel Mora (Randy Vasquez) was Novelli's conservative law clerk. Ellie Pearson (Hedy Burress) was Novelli's liberal law clerk. Jerry Klein (Christopher Wiehl) was Novelli's moderate law clerk. Julian Lodge (Joe Flanigan) was Brankin's law clerk.