Sydney J. Solomon is a family-court judge and a divorced mother of four who tries to juggle her home and professional lives.
Episode 1
Sydney's oldest son quits college.
Episode 2
Sydney sentences a divorced football star to a weekend in jail for not visiting his son, but it soon appears she may have made a bad call.
Episode 3
Sydney peeks at an FBI file to find out why she was passed over for a spot on a White House committee—and finds out something startling about Neal.
Episode 4
Sydney confiscates Marshall's computer after she discovers he released onto the Internet a video of her giving birth to Ellis.
Episode 5
A Bozo the Clown show brings back a not-so-happy childhood memory for Greer involving a shiny new bike that Sydney proudly won on the show as a kid.
Episode 6
With the minutes of her life ""ticking away."" Sydney grows desperate for a romantic relationship.
Episode 7
Neal is itching to get into an elite private school, but when she's put on the waiting list, Sydney has to start scratching a lot of backs to get her in.
Episode 8
The hapless new presiding judge, Walter Ragsdale, decides to make Sydney's life miserable after she insults him, and he reassigns her from family court to more onerous duties.
Episode 9
Judge Ragsdale wants to steal Ernie away from Sydney; and, given the way Sydney treats him, Ernie's tempted to make the move.
Episode 10
A wealthy and attractive divorcee gives Mia a gig as her gofer, but Sydney fears he's just going to be a gigolo.
Episode 11
Sydney roughs up a mugger during an attempted purse snatching, and the court orders her to attend an anger-management workshop, where she finds the sources of her displaced hostility: her ex-husband Jeffrey.
Episode 12
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Episode 13
Sydney may have found the perfect man when she begins dating a hunky fireman who rescued her from a locked bathroom, but his penchant for gourmet cooking, meticulous housekeeping -- and weeping over sensitive ""chick flicks"" -- leaves Sydney feeling a bit smothered.
Episode 14
St. Patrick's Day gets a wee bit out of hand for Sydney, who's held hostage in her courtroom by 9-year-old Patrick who wants her to stop Chicago's annual parade because he is ashamed of his diminutive father's participation as a leprechaun. Elsewhere, a giddy Greer tries to entice Neal to join her on a suitably goofy float.
Episode 15
Sydney gets Mike a job working with Leo, the courthouse maintenance man who has a thing for Sydney.
Episode 16
When Neal wants to date a young car thief she meets, Sydney is reminded of her own youthful fling with a bad boy who stole her heart.
Episode 17
Mike takes Sydney's advice and bails out on his floundering rock band -- just before they finally hit the big time.
Episode 18
Sydney's widowed dad Karl arrives in Chicago with a fiancé, and he can't wait to consummate their marriage; but his bride-to-be can wait -- forever.
Episode 19
Marshall is stricken with guilt after he makes out with a girl during a relative's funeral.
Episode 20
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