Law in Popular Culture
Supreme Court Justice Quits for Law Practice—in New NBC Drama
The actor who played lawyer Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law will be returning to prime time in another legal role.
Actor Jimmy Smits will play a U.S. Supreme Court justice who abruptly quits to return to private practice, according to the Associated Press and Television Blend. Smits’ character, Cyrus Garza, is a playboy and gambler who decides to fight for the “little guy” after seeing that his belief in a strict interpretation of the law was flawed.
The drama, Outlaw, will air Friday evenings on NBC.
Another new NBC program, Law & Order: Los Angeles will run on Wednesday. It is another spin-off of Law & Order, canceled after 20 years.
