The series follows the committed, chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of judges, prosecutors and prosecutors as they work with bailiffs, clerks and police to bring justice for the people of Los Angeles amid a flawed justice system. Among them is newly appointed judge Lola Carmichael, a highly regarded and influential deputy district attorney who has no intention of sitting down in her new position, but instead immediately pushes the boundaries and expectations of what a judge can do. are shifted.