As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.
| Directing | Peter Hyams | Director |
| Writing | Peter Hyams | Screenplay |
| Production | Frank Yablans | Producer |
| Editing | James Mitchell | Editor |
| Sound | Michael Small | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Richard Hannah | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Roderick Taylor | Screenplay |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Armin Steiner | Scoring Mixer |
| Production | Kurt Neumann | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Bo Welch | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Annette Benson | Casting Assistant |
| Art | Bill Malley | Production Design |
| Production | Kurt Neumann | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Don E. FauntLeRoy | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | John Baron | Gaffer |
| Camera | Tom May | Key Grip |
| Editing | Joanna Cappuccilli Lovetti | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jan Gershkoff | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothea Long | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Jerry Jost | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Paul Wells | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Theodore Soderberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Overton | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Howard McCormick | Leadman |
| Production | Jonathan A. Zimbert | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Charles Tetoni | Associate Editor |
| Art | Everett Olson | Construction Coordinator |
| Directing | Duncan Henderson | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ray Alba | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Cary Kelley | Transportation Coordinator |
| Art | William James Teegarden | Set Designer |
| Production | Claire MacTague | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | John Franco | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Bert Schoenfeld | Sound Editor |
| Art | George Eckert | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | G. Tony Scarano | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nancy Martinelli | Costumer |
| Production | Penny Perry | Casting |
| Camera | Ralph Gerling | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Roderick Taylor | Story |
| Art | Rick Simpson | Set Decoration |
| Art | Marty Wunderlich | Property Master |
| Sound | Carolyn Colwell | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Directing | William S. Beasley | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Henry Millar Jr. | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Designer |
| Art | Jack Johnson | Production Illustrator |
| Camera | Larry Barbier | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Freddie Hice | Stunts |
| Crew | Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
