ALAN SHORE HAS TO PRESENT AN APPEAL TO THE SUPREME COURT, AND KATIE LLOYD LEARNS SOME STARTLING NEWS ABOUT JERRY ESPENSON'S NEW GIRLFRIEND, ON ABC'S "BOSTON LEGAL"

"The Court Supreme" � Alan Shore gets the dream of a lifetime for an attorney when he is asked to present an appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of a mentally challenged man who has been sentenced to death for the rape of a young girl. Meanwhile, Katie Lloyd learns some startling news from Lorraine Weller about Jerry Espenson's new girlfriend, on "Boston Legal," TUESDAY, APRIL 22 (10:02-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Boston Legal" stars James Spader as Alan Shore, John Larroquette as Carl Sack, Christian Clemenson as Jerry Espenson, Gary Anthony Williams as Clarence/Clarice Bell, Tara Summers as Katie Lloyd, Saffron Burrows as Lorraine Weller, Taraji P. Henson as Whitney Rome, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.

Guest starring are Rachelle Lefevre as Dana Strickland, Kate Beahan as Attorney Audrey Patterson, Bob Gunton as Attorney William Connolly, John Posey as Chief Justice Roberts, Vito D'Ambrosio as Justice Samuel Alito, Nestor Serrano as D.A.G. Ronald Lazarus, Matthew Hatchette as Lenny Serra and Jack Shearer as Justice Antonin Scalia.

"The Court Supreme" was written by David E. Kelley & Jonathan Shapiro and directed by Bob Yannetti.

"Boston Legal" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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