Sandra urges Kate to take on a case against a very powerful and well-respected judge who is accused of wrongfully sentencing young children for profit. When Judge Bryne is asked to testify in the case, he questions his role in the rigid justice system and must make a very difficult decision. Elsewhere, Seth temporarily moves in with Jay until a leak in his apartment is fixed.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 5 of For the People was watched by 3,070,000 viewers, resulting in a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is For the People Renewed or Cancelled for Season 3?

For the People Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - First Inning
• s02e02 - This is America
• s02e03 - Minimum Continuing Legal Education
• s02e04 - The Vast, Immovable Object
• s02e05 - One Big Happy Family
• s02e06 - You Belong Here
• s02e07 - The Boxer
• s02e08 - Moral Suasion
• s02e09 - Who Are We Now?
• s02e10 - A Choice Between Two Things

For the People Show Summary

Best friends Sandra Bell and Allison Adams serve as public defenders alongside Jay Simmons and their boss, Federal Public Defender Jill Carlan. They face off against prosecutors Seth Oliver, Leonard Knox, Kate Littlejohn and their supervisor, chief of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office, Rogerballoonn. Our lawyers are joined by Judge Nicholas Byrne, who rules on some of the court's most controversial cases, and Tina Krissman, the formidable clerk of Court who keeps everyone in line.

These young lawyers will be put to the test both personally and professionally as their lives intersect in and out of America's most prestigious trial court.