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.
| Directing | Peter Hyams | Director |
| Writing | Roderick Taylor | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Hyams | Screenplay |
| Production | Frank Yablans | Producer |
| Sound | Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Richard Hannah | Director of Photography |
| Editing | James Mitchell | Editor |
| Art | Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Writing | Roderick Taylor | Story |
| Production | Kurt Neumann | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jonathan A. Zimbert | Associate Producer |
| Production | Kurt Neumann | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | William S. Beasley | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Duncan Henderson | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Penny Perry | Casting |
| Art | Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Art | Bo Welch | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothea Long | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Don E. FauntLeRoy | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | John Baron | Gaffer |
| Camera | Tom May | Key Grip |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Henry Millar Jr. | Special Effects |
| Sound | Jerry Jost | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Marty Wunderlich | Property Master |
| Editing | Charles Tetoni | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Joanna Cappuccilli Lovetti | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Everett Olson | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Theodore Soderberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Overton | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Paul Wells | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Ray Alba | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bert Schoenfeld | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Carolyn Colwell | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Armin Steiner | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Jan Gershkoff | Music Editor |
| Directing | John Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Howard McCormick | Leadman |
| Art | William James Teegarden | Set Designer |
| Art | George Eckert | Set Designer |
| Production | Annette Benson | Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Cary Kelley | Transportation Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | G. Tony Scarano | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Martinelli | Costumer |
| Production | Claire MacTague | Production Coordinator |
| 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 |
