First Monday
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Format Drama
Created by Donald Bellisario and Paul Levine
Starring Joe Mantegna
James Garner
CharlesCyber MondayDurning
Hedy Burress
James Karen
Christopher Wiehl
Joe Flanigan
Country of origin USA
No. ofCyber Mondayepisodes 13
Production
Running time 1 hour
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Original run January 15, 2002 –Cyber MondayMay 3, 2002
First Monday was a short-lived U.S. television midseason replacement drama centered on the U.S.Cyber MondaySupreme Court. Like another 2002 series, \"The Court,\" it was inspired by the prominent role the Supreme CourtCyber Mondayplayed in settling the 2000 presidential election. But public interest in the high court had receded by the timeCyber Mondaythe two shows premiered, and neither was successful.
Premise

Created by JAG creator Donald Bellisario and PaulCyber MondayLevine, the show aired on CBS from January until May of 2002. The name First Monday is a reference to the firstCyber MondayMonday in October, which is when each Supreme Court term begins.
Joe Mantegna starred as moderate Justice JosephCyber MondayNovelli, who is appointed to a Supreme Court evenly divided between conservatives and liberals. The show examinedCyber Mondayhow the law clerks and justices dealt with issues and cases that came before the highest court in the UnitedCyber MondayStates.
First Monday generally dealt with two issues per episode. Earlier in the series, that tended to be twoCyber Mondaycases. Later in the series, that tended to be one case and one personal issue.
[edit]Main cast

Justice JosephCyber MondayNovelli (Joe Mantegna) was a newly-appointed moderate Supreme Court Justice.
Chief Justice Thomas Brankin (JamesCyber MondayGarner) was the football-obsessed, conservative Chief Justice of the United States.
Justice Henry Hoskins (CharlesCyber MondayDurning) was Brankin\'s best friend and a conservative justice, who often spouted limericks duringCyber Mondayconversation.
Justice Michael Bancroft (James Karen) was a liberal justice.
Miguel Mora (Randy Vasquez) wasCyber MondayNovelli\'s conservative law clerk.
Ellie Pearson (Hedy Burress) was Novelli\'s liberal law clerk.
Jerry KleinCyber Monday(Christopher Wiehl) was Novelli\'s moderate law clerk.
Julian Lodge (Joe Flanigan) was Brankin\'s lawCyber Mondayclerk.
Supporting cast

[edit]Other Supreme Court Justices
Justice Esther Weisenberg (Camille Saviola) was aCyber Mondayliberal justice.
Justice Jerome Morris (James McEachin) was a liberal justice.
Justice Deborah Szwark (GailCyber MondayStrickland) was a conservative justice.
Justice Theodore Snow (Stephen Markle) was a liberal justice.
JusticeCyber MondayBrian Chandler (Lyman Ward) was a conservative justice.
[edit]Novelli\'s family
Sarah Novelli (Linda Purl) was aCyber Mondayreal estate agent and Novelli\'s wife.
Andrew Novelli (Brandon Davis) was Novelli\'s son.
Beth Novelli (RachelCyber MondayGrate) was Novelli\'s daughter.
[edit]Others
Charles Bierbauer (himself) was host of Curveball, a political talkCyber Mondayshow.
Senator Edward Sheffield (Dean Stockwell) was a liberal U.S. Senator who plotted to get Novelli impeached.Cyber MondayFollowing the show\'s cancellation, Sheffield became a recurring character on JAG. The character later became theCyber MondaySecretary of the Navy.
[edit]Main Crew

Lou Antonio (unknown episodes)
Donald P. Bellisario (unknownCyber Mondayepisodes)
Alan J. Levi [1]
Bradford May [2]
James Whitmore Jr. (unknown episodes)
Michael Zinberg (unknownCyber Mondayepisodes)
Alfredo Barrios Jr. (2 episodes, 2002)
Randall Anderson (unknown episodes)
Lynnie Greene (unknown