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Trial Judge Joseph P. Terhune is a fictional character portrayed by Philip Bosco in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Waste (season 4), they were 72 years old.
They appear in 6 episodes out of a total of 551 aired so far

Trial Judge Joseph P. Terhune

by Philip Bosco

character

Episodes6

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    Waste

    episode S4.E8 november 2002
    The SVU team is put on the case of a woman who has been in a coma for 14 months and is found to be 7 weeks pregnant. After going though many suspects, they focus on the patient's doctor. They discover that he is impregnating comatose female patients with a rich donor's sperm in order to get embryonic stem cells that are biologically compatible. The problem for the ADA is that laws are not on her side in prosecuting such crimes.
  • 8.2
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    Sick

    episode S5.E19 march 2004
    Two children claim that they were molested by a billionaire.
  • 8.1
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    Bound

    episode S5.E23 may 2004
    The investigation into the murder of a senior citizen leads the squad to suspect that the killer is actually a serial killer who preys on elderly women.
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    Obscene

    episode S6.E3 october 2004
    A young TV star is attacked and the evidence suggests a radio shock jock who may have gone too far.
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    Outcry

    episode S6.E5 october 2004
    A missing teenager found beaten and tied up in a college dormitory under construction claims that she was raped by three students, but as the investigation proceeds and information obtained by the police and the press causes her story to unravel quickly, the girl recants. Since Benson remains convinced that a rape did occur, the focus of the investigation shifts to the girl's overly-protective stepfather who has resisted the investigation from its onset. When the girl finally tells the truth about the attack, it becomes apparent that her lies were calculated to protect her innocent stepfather from physical and financial ruin, as another victim of her attacker comes forward.
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    Cage

    episode S8.E8 november 2006
    SVU investigates a shady private adoption agency after two undocumented children are found deserted near an automobile accident.