Lola feels pressure from all sides as she awaits the election results. Luke struggles with his new position, and Vanessa Ness Johnson files a lawsuit against Amy's firm. Plus, Lola is challenged by a new case while Mark faces a difficult decision.
A look inside the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of judges, prosecutors and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process. Among them is newly appointed Judge Lola Carmichael, a highly regarded and impressive deputy district attorney who doesn't intend to sit back on the bench in her new role, but instead leans in, immediately pushing the boundaries and challenging the expectations of what a judge can be.