Judging Amy is an American television drama that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on
CBS-TV. This
TV series starred
Amy Brenneman and
Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a
family court; in addition to the family-related cases that she adjudicates, many episodes focus on her experiences as a divorced mother and on the experiences of her mother, a social worker in the field of
child welfare. This series was based on the life experiences of Brenneman's mother.