The West Wing
(1999–2006)
A Supreme Court Justice dies, forcing the administration's hand on picking a desirable replacement who can be confirmed by a hostile Congress.
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Title: The Supremes (24 Mar 2004)
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| Dulé Hill | ... | ||
| Allison Janney | ... | ||
| Janel Moloney | ... | ||
| Richard Schiff | ... | ||
| John Spencer | ... | ||
| Bradley Whitford | ... | ||
| Martin Sheen | ... | ||
| Glenn Close | ... | ||
| Jesse Bradford | ... | ||
| William Fichtner | ... | ||
| Lily Tomlin | ... | ||
| Mitchell Ryan | ... |
Senator Roland Pierce
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| Milo O'Shea | ... | ||
| Melissa Marsala | ... | ||
| Kathleen York | ... | ||
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Josh's efforts to break the deadlock over judicial nominees is brought to a head by the death of a Supreme Court Justice. With the Republicans controlling Congress, the administration's chances of getting a replacement they want appear to be slim. Despite this, Josh and Toby begin back-channel negotiations over a radical scheme which could be exactly what the overly-moderate judicial system needs. Written by Murray Chapman
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24 March 2004 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 23, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Final acting role of Milo O'Shea. See more »Goofs
The characters state that there is no liberal on the court. In the first season Bartlett put Justice Mendoza on the bench, who was quite liberal. If for some reason Mendoza had left the bench, Bartlett would have appointed another liberal, so no matter what there would have been a democrat on the bench. See more »Quotes
Chief Justice Evelyn Baker Lang: [Reviewing how she'd respond to a Senate question during a confirmation hearing] If you're Webster the question is "Where do you stand on Roe v. Wade?" and the answer is "judicial rulings shouldn't be based on personal ideology, mine or anyone else's." If you're Davies, the question is "How would approach a D&X case," because he's the drum banger on partial birth. And the answer is "I don't comment on hypotheticals." If you're Malkin, you're from Virginia, so you ask a de jure. I take you ...See more »
This episode leaves me with a good feeling. I have to admit that I had misty eyes all through the last half hour. And its difficult to claim that "West Wing" usually does that to the viewers.
The reason for my joy for this episode is two-folded. First of all there is Glenn Close, perfectly casted as a liberal judge. Second there is the message, that the gloomy impression of a Left and Right in USA, unable to communicate, is not true.
The beauty lies in the compromise that does not look like the usual compromise. Instead of victory for the mediocre, we see a victory of the genius.
This episode is also the last high peak before the series finally loses its momentum.