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Judge Alan Ridenour is a fictional character portrayed by Harvey Atkin in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Limitations (season 1), they were 57 years old.
They appear in 18 episodes out of a total of 551 aired so far

Judge Alan Ridenour

by Harvey Atkin

character

Episodes18

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    Limitations
    episode S1.E14 february 2000
    At a victim's request, the police commissioner tries to convince Cragen to close a rape case whose statute of limitations is about to expire. Benson and Stabler finally realize that one of the victims knows the rapist, but she's not willing to talk.
  • 8.4
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    Slaves
    episode S1.E22 may 2000
    An attorney (guest star Andrew McCarthy) suspected of keeping a Romanian immigrant as a sex slave is linked to a woman's murder.
  • 7.8
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    Honor
    episode S2.E2 october 2000
    The assault of an Afghan diplomat's daughter uncovers clues that may suggest ancient traditions justify "honor killings" when a child goes against time-honored values.
  • 8.2
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    Taken
    episode S2.E8 december 2000
    When a young female reports a brutal rape during a hotel's grand opening, the police investigates the details of the attack to pin down their suspect, who has a prior conviction for statutory rape.
  • 8.5
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    Pique
    episode S2.E20 may 2001
    A brutal rape and murder are connected to a man who through a weird relationship with his mother has a sexual fetish
  • 8
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    Inheritance
    episode S3.E8 november 2001
    The detectives search for a rapist targeting Asian women. The case becomes particularly significant for Benson when the rapist's defense is that he inherited the "violence gene" from his father, also a rapist.
  • 8.6
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    Competence
    episode S3.E22 may 2002
    The detectives investigate to determine whether a 22-year-old woman with Down syndrome is pregnant as a result of rape, as her mother contends.
  • 8.2
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    Deception
    episode S4.E2 october 2002
    A child's drawing leads detectives to investigate a mother for possible abuse of her teenage stepson.
  • 8.4
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    Juvenile
    episode S4.E9 november 2002
    Two young middle school boys are accused of the rape of a woman.
  • 8.6
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    Desperate
    episode S4.E18 march 2003
    Cuando una joven aparece brutalmente asesinada tras sufrir un violento ataque sexual, los detectives Benson (Mariska Hargitay) y Stabler (Christopher Meloni) ponen toda su esperanza en el único testigo del crimen, el hijo de la mujer.
  • 8.3
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    Home
    episode S5.E16 february 2004
    Detectives interview an overprotective mother to find out why her son is scavenging for food.
  • 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.
  • 8.4
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    Gone
    episode S7.E16 february 2006
    A female student from Montreal goes missing during a class trip to New York City after she spends a night partying with three cocky prep school boys.
  • 8.7
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    Swing
    episode S10.E3 october 2008
    Stabler is forced to confront his mother and the ghosts of his childhood when he learns that his daughter is in trouble with the law and in desperate need of psychiatric attention.
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    Sugar
    episode S11.E2 september 2009
    The body of an online call girl is found in a suitcase, and the prime suspect for her murder is an Internet entrepreneur who was one of her "sugar daddies."
  • 8.5
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    Perverted
    episode S11.E9 november 2009
    Detective Benson claims that she is being framed for the brutal murder and mutilation of a biker, but how can she explain away the discovery of her DNA on the murder weapon?
  • 7.9
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    Wannabe
    episode S11.E23 may 2010
    The arresting officer in a serial rapist case turns out to be a 16-year-old impersonating a police officer, and his actions put ADA Marlowe's case in jeopardy.
  • 8.5
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    Delinquent
    episode S12.E23 may 2011
    After a teenage predator falsely accuses Stabler of sexual assault, Stabler goes on a personal mission to catch him in the act, leading to a shocking discovery about his troubled past.