
Honorable Judge Harry T. Stone is a young, hip, jeans-wearing liberal eccentric presiding over the night shift of a Manhattan courtroom -- which means his views on various cases aren't always normal, nor are his judgments. Helping him manage the chaos is not-so-bright yet softhearted courtroom guard Bull and egotistical prosecutor Dan Fielding. Also part of Stone's crew are passionate public defender Christine Sullivan and calm court clerk Mac, who joined the show in its third and second seasons, respectively.

Harry falls for a rock star, but soon learns that the relationship won't work.

Bull takes care of a neighbor's baby, not realizing that the mother has abandoned the child.

The court deals with a man who, once declared legally dead, returns home to his wife to find she has remarried.

An attractive witness falls for Harry -- the only problem is that she's a nun.