First Monday in October
1981-08-21For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

For the first time in history a woman is appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she becomes a friendly rival to a liberal associate.

Dan Snow
Walter Matthau

Ruth Loomis
Jill Clayburgh

Chief Justice Crawford
Barnard Hughes

Christine Snow
Jan Sterling

Mason Woods
James Stephens
Bill Russell
Joshua Bryant

Justice Harold Webb
Wiley Harker

Justice Waldo Thompson
F.J. O'Neil

Justice Josiah Clewes
Charles Lampkin

Justice Benjamin Halperin
Lew Palter
Justice Richard Carey
Richard McMurray

Justice Ambrose Quincy
Herb Vigran
Committee Chairman
Edmund Stoiber

Nebraska Attorney
Noble Willingham

Hostile Senator
Richard McKenzie

Storekeeper
Ann Doran
Norman
Dallas Alinder
Ms. Radabaugh
Olive Dunbar

Southern Senator
Hugh Gillin
Court Marshall
James Brodhead
Custodian #1
Arthur Adams
Plaintiff's Attorney
Nick Angotti
Waitress
Jeanne Joe
Robinson
Christopher Tenney
Photographer
Richard Balin

TV Commentator
Martin Agronsky
Senator #1
Ray Colbert
Senator #2
Bob Sherman
Attorney
Carol Coggin
Custodian #2
Sig Frohlich
Guard
Ken DuMain
Court Guard
Stanley Lawrence

Court Barber
Dick Winslow
Law Clerk #1
Joe Michael Terry
Law Clerk #2
Sandy Chapin
Assistant Manager
Dudley Knight
Clergyman
Edwin M. Adams
Firing Party Commander
Ronnie Thomas
Ambulance Attendant
Jeff Scheulen
Doctor
Jonathan Charney

Head Nurse
Mary Munday

Nurse
Bebe Drake

News Producer
Richard DeAngelis
Chief Ranger
Jim Vanko
Cab Driver #1
William G. Clark
Cab Driver #2
Wendy E. Taylor
Helicopter Pilot
Dale E. House

Law Clerk #3 (uncredited)
Tony D. Head

PA System Speaker at Tennis Court (voice) (uncredited)
Ronald Neame

Lois Larue (uncredited)
Barbara Peckinpaugh
Mourner (uncredited)
Todd Stockman