As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
| Editing | James Mitchell | Editor |
| Writing | Roderick Taylor | Screenplay |
| Camera | Richard Hannah | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Peter Hyams | Screenplay |
| Production | Frank Yablans | Producer |
| Directing | Peter Hyams | Director |
| Crew | Cary Kelley | Transportation Coordinator |
| Sound | Jerry Jost | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Carolyn Colwell | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Writing | Roderick Taylor | Story |
| Sound | Paul Wells | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Kurt Neumann | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | G. Tony Scarano | Costumer |
| Production | Kurt Neumann | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Everett Olson | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | William James Teegarden | Set Designer |
| Art | George Eckert | Set Designer |
| Camera | Tom May | Key Grip |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothea Long | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Don E. FauntLeRoy | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Bo Welch | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Charles Tetoni | Associate Editor |
| Sound | Ray Alba | Sound Editor |
| Directing | John Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Art | Marty Wunderlich | Property Master |
| Crew | Henry Millar Jr. | Special Effects |
| Sound | Jan Gershkoff | Music Editor |
| Sound | Theodore Soderberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Annette Benson | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Jonathan A. Zimbert | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Duncan Henderson | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Penny Perry | Casting |
| Sound | Armin Steiner | Scoring Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Martinelli | Costumer |
| Production | Claire MacTague | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | John Baron | Gaffer |
| Editing | Joanna Cappuccilli Lovetti | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Richard Overton | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Bert Schoenfeld | Sound Editor |
| Art | Howard McCormick | Leadman |
| Directing | William S. Beasley | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Designer |
| Art | Jack Johnson | Production Illustrator |
| Camera | Larry Barbier | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
