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Judge Ruth Linden is a fictional character portrayed by Jayne Houdyshell in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Silence (season 3), they were 48 years old.
They appear in 11 episodes out of a total of 551 aired so far

Judge Ruth Linden

by Jayne Houdyshell

character

Episodes11

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    Silence
    episode S3.E23 may 2002
    A murder in a church leads Benson and Stabler to an alleged cover-up involving sexual abuse by a priest.
  • 8.1
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    Deadly Ambition
    episode S14.E15 february 2013
    After Amanda kills the father of her pregnant sister's child after what she believes is an attack, SVU discovers that Amanda was just a pawn in the sister's sinister plot to get rid of him and become rich.
  • 8.3
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    Legitimate Rape
    episode S14.E18 march 2013
    A sports reporter who became pregnant after a rape goes through torture when she takes the accused rapist to court.
  • 7.7
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    Wednesday's Child
    episode S15.E14 february 2014
    A child may be in grave danger when a child broker puts him in the hands of a couple with a history of child pornography.
  • 8.3
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    Downloaded Child
    episode S15.E19 april 2014
    When SVU investigates accusations that a young woman is being raped by her husband, they uncover even more disturbing patterns of abuse from her childhood.
  • 8.4
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    Spring Awakening
    episode S15.E24 may 2014
    Benson stumbles upon the mother of a Baby Doe from an earlier case after an arrest, and John Munch returns to help Amaro after he is arrested.
  • 8.4
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    Girls Disappeared
    episode S16.E1 september 2014
    Sergeant Benson juggles work and her new role as foster mother to baby Noah Porter. Amaro, now working the traffic beat in Queens, arrests an underage prostitute with connections to Noah's mother Ellie, who was "greenlit" by her pimp and brutally murdered. Amaro's undercover work sets off a chain of events that puts everyone connected to the case - even baby Noah - in danger. Meanwhile, a new detective assigned to Manhattan SVU starts off on the wrong foot.
  • 7.6
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    Glasgowman's Wrath
    episode S16.E6 november 2014
    One young girl is attacked and two older girls are missing after they go out into Central Park in search a strange creature known as "Glasgowman."
  • 7.6
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    Pattern Seventeen
    episode S16.E9 december 2014
    SVU is dealing with a serial rapist whose specific pattern connects him to several other rapes across the country, but connecting the dots becomes a jurisdictional and logistical nightmare.
  • 8.2
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    Surrendering Noah
    episode S16.E23 may 2015
    Sgt. Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and ADA Barba (Raúl Esparza) take Johnny D (guest star Charles Halford) to trial for sex trafficking, rape, assault and kidnapping. But when Baby Noah's adoption becomes entangled in the case, Benson fears for Noah's future and his safety. In an intense courtroom showdown, the SVU will face a threat that could change the squad forever.
  • 7.9
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    Complicated
    episode S19.E5 october 2017
    A young woman is found wandering alone in Central Park resulting in the reopening of a 10 year old case, while Olivia Benson and Sheila Porter go to family court regarding Noah.