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Judge Philip Swackheim is a fictional character portrayed by Paul Dooley in the TV series The Practice.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled End Games (season 3), they were 71 years old.
They appear in 8 episodes out of a total of 167 aired

Judge Philip Swackheim

by Paul Dooley

character

Episodes8

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    End Games
    episode S3.E16 february 1999
    A series of chaotic events reopens the Susan Robin murder case, which results in Ellenor's arrest for concealing evidence during George's trial. The entire firm stands ready to go to war for Ellenor, but no one is ready for the shocking truth behind this turn of events.
  • 7.5
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    Crossfire
    episode S3.E18 march 1999
    Eugene and his ex-wife battle for custody of their son, when Sharon claims Eugene's job is having a bad influence on Kendall. Hellen prosecutes a man for stealing a car, but slowly becomes suspicious that the alleged victim is lying. Rebecca represents a psychologist who was fired from his job after he became cross-eyed, due to a head injury.
  • 8.1
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    Infected
    episode S3.E21 april 1999
    Still devastated from losing the Armbrust murder trial, an enraged Helen seeks vengeance over Gary Armbrust who lied on the stand, by charging him with murder. But a passionate and erratic closing exposes the true nature of her rage. Bobby and Eugene represent a man whose wife died shortly after a cosmetic surgery, and Rebecca clashes with Judge Swackheim, when his capricious decisions during a trial make it impossible for her to defend her client.
  • 8.1
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    Loser's Keepers
    episode S4.E3 october 1999
    Lindsay is in complete terror when the man who stabbed her begins leaving presents at the office, as she starts to unravel. Rebecca once again clashes with Judge Swackheim over a complicated case of a man who confesses to running over a woman, while Rebecca believes he is being paid to do so by the real driver. After moving in with Hellen, a horrified Ellenor's life is in danger when George finally shows his true colors.
  • 7.7
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    Day in Court
    episode S4.E10 december 1999
    In a chaotic and bizarre trial, Bobby represents an old drug dealing client, who is charged with murder after stabbing a man to death seven times. With wacky Judge Swackheim presiding, the trial quickly spins out of control, landing Helen in the hospital, and later, along with Bobby, in a jail cell.
  • 7.1
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    The Cradle Will Rock
    episode S7.E4 october 2002
    Bobby and Eugene defend a Christian Science couple from Helen's wrath, when they are accused of murder for not taking their dying son to a hospital. Meanwhile, Lindsey's release has severe emotional consequences on both her and Keneth Walsh, still devastated over losing the case.
  • 7.5
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    Small Sacrifices
    episode S7.E7 november 2002
    Bobby and Jimmy struggle with a court-appointed statutory rape case in which their client claims that he and his victim, a 13-year old boy, love each other and the boy's mother is trying to keep them apart. Meanwhile, Ellenor builds a defense for the religious freedom of a church whose ritual includes animal sacrifice.
  • 7.5
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    The Good Fight
    episode S7.E9 december 2002
    Bobby is defending a man accused of shooting a police officer, but is still haunted by a previous case. Jamie represents a client who is arrested on a minor drug charge, and the case comes down to whether or not the client's 4th Amendment rights have been violated or not.