Power of Attorney (TV series)

Power of Attorney is an American-syndicated nontraditional court show that differed from other judge shows in that each side was represented by famous attorneys who cross-examined witnesses. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television.

Cast

The pool of attorneys who made appearances on the program included:

• Johnnie Cochran, defense attorney in the O. J. Simpson murder trial
• Marcia Clark, prosecutor in the Simpson trial
• Christopher Darden, prosecutor in the Simpson trial
• Geoffrey Fieger, defense attorney for Jack Kevorkian
• Jeffrey Steinberger, famous for his medical class-action lawsuits
• Gloria Allred
• Keith Fink
• Dominic Barbara, attorney for Joey Buttafuoco
• Benedict Morelli

The show's judge was Andrew Napolitano during the first season, 2000–2001, and in the second season, Lynn Toler (currently of Divorce Court) was the presiding judge.

Broadcast history

The show was cancelled mid-way through the second season due to low ratings, the effects of preemptions at the start of the second season due to the September 11 attacks breaking the momentum of Toler's debut, and high cost of the 10 or so rotating high-profile attorneys.