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Trial Judge Joseph Rivera is a fictional character portrayed by Shawn Elliott in the TV series Law & Order.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Prince of Darkness (season 3), they were 55 years old.
They appear in 8 episodes out of a total of 501 aired so far

Trial Judge Joseph Rivera

by Shawn Elliott

character

Episodes8

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    Prince of Darkness
    episode S3.E8 november 1992
    A Colombian drug cartel assassin is accused in the murder of a Colombian couple in a restaurant. While trying to make the case against the accused, Ceretta is shot by a black-market gun dealer whom the prosecution needs as a witness.
  • 7.5
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    Blue Bamboo
    episode S5.E3 october 1994
    A singer claims Battered Woman Syndrome as an excuse for killing her former employer, whom she claims abused her during her employment.
  • 8.1
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    Cruel and Unusual
    episode S5.E19 april 1995
    Evidence indicates that the death, in police custody, of an autistic teenager was the result of longstanding abuse. Suspicion falls on the treatment center where he lived and on its therapist, Dr. Colter.
  • 8
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    Jeopardy
    episode S6.E4 november 1995
    A judge throws out all of the prosecution's key evidence and dismisses murder charges against a wealthy defendant. District Attorney Adam Schiff suspects that the judge, an old friend, may be on the take.
  • 8.7
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    Pro Se
    episode S6.E21 may 1996
    A schizophrenic attorney who refuses to take medication defends himself against multiple charges of murder.
  • 8.3
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    Double Down
    episode S7.E19 april 1997
    Lawyers make a deal with a suspected cop killer in order to find a kidnapping victim. However, the DA's office wants to renege on the deal after the victim is found dead, and detectives suspect that he knew the victim was dead all along.
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    Amends
    episode S11.E7 november 2000
    A 1981 murder case is reopened. An ambassador's son is charged, but key evidence has disappeared. Further investigation reveals that the evidence may not have disappeared by accident.
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    DR 1-102
    episode S12.E13 january 2002
    Serena is asked as a lawyer to help resolve a hostage situation. But her actions threaten to get her disbarred because she didn't disclose to the captor that she works as a prosecutor and wasn't his personal counsel.