# Judge vs. Judge

Judge vs. Judge (Korean: 이판, 사판) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Eun-bin, Yeon Woo-jin, Dong Ha and Na Hae-ryung. It aired on SBS TV from November 22, 2017 to January 11, 2018, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) for 32 episodes.

## Synopsis

The story of a fiery judge Lee Jung-joo (Park Eun-bin) who fights to reveal innocence of her older brother who was framed for rape and murder and got killed while trying to acquit himself.

## Cast
### Main

* Park Eun-bin as Lee Jung-joo/Choi Jung-joo, a hot-tempered judge who is incapable of holding her emotions to vent shameless defendants with unspeakable words. She presides at the Seoul District Court.
* Yeon Woo-jin as Sa Eui-hyeon, a righteous independent judge who is excellent in his use of law and ethics to reach judgement. He is assigned to the same division as Lee Jung-joo.
* Dong Ha as Do Han-joon, a prosecutor who graduated with Sa Eui-hyeon at the top of his class.
* Na Hae-ryung as Jin Se-ra, an intelligent third generation chaebol who is a law school student and a former idol singer.

### Supporting
#### People at Korea University Law School

* Heo Joon-seok as Ha Young-hoon, a former prison guard and law school student who is responsible for creating the misjudgment research team.
* Jung Yoo-min as Hwang Min-ah, a former Blue House bodyguard and current law school student.
* Hong Seung-beom as Nam Yoon-il
* Jung Yeon-joo as Lee Seon-hwa, a single mother who is a member of the misjudgment researching team.

#### People at court

* Lee Moon-sik as Oh Ji-rak, a chief prosecuting attorney.
* Lee Chang-wook as Jeong Chae-sung
* Woo Hyun as Choi Go-soo
* Bae Hae-sun as Moon Yoo-seon
* Cho Jae-ryong as Song Ho-chan
* Kim Min-sang as Seo Dae-su
* Lee Hye-eun as Oh Mi-ja
* Heo Jung-gyu as Kim Moo-sik
* Kim Jin-yeop as Lee Cha-won
* Oh Na-ra as Judge Yoon

### Extended

* Kim Hae-sook as Yoo Myung-hee, a professor in law school. She inspired Lee Jung-joo to become a judge.
* Lee Deok-hwa as Do Jin-myung
* Choi Jung-woo as Sa Jeong-do
* Park Ji-a as Jang Soon-bok
* Seo Cho-won as Supporting
* Ji Seung-hyun as Choi Kyung-ho, Lee Jung-joo's older brother
* Kim Hee-jung as Eom Sin-sook, Lee Jung-joo's mother and a janitor at the courthouse.

## Production

The first script reading of the cast was held on October 23, 2017 at SBS Ilsan Production Center.

## Ratings

| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | November 22, 2017 | 6.7% (19th) | 6.9% (17th) | 6.9% (18th) | 7.8% (11th) |
| 2 | November 22, 2017 | 7.3% (15th) | 7.9% (12th) | 8.0% (10th) | 8.9% (6th) |
| 3 | November 23, 2017 | 7.5% (16th) | 8.0% (12th) | 7.2% (19th) | 7.7% (15th) |
| 4 | November 23, 2017 | 7.2% (18th) | 8.5% (9th) | 7.6% (16th) | 8.6% (8th) |
| 5 | November 29, 2017 | 5.7% (20th) | 6.2% (NR) | 6.0% (19th) | 6.5% (19th) |
| 6 | November 29, 2017 | 6.0% (19th) | 6.5% (15th) | 7.5% (13th) | 8.5% (7th) |
| 7 | November 30, 2017 | 6.0% (NR) | 7.2% (16th) | 6.7% (18th) | 8.0% (13th) |
| 8 | November 30, 2017 | 6.0% (NR) | 6.2% (19th) | 6.6% (20th) | 7.8% (14th) |
| 9 | December 6, 2017 | 6.1% (NR) | 6.5% (20th) | 6.6% (17th) | 6.9% (17th) |
| 10 | December 6, 2017 | 6.6% (20th) | 6.8% (16th) | 7.3% (14th) | 7.5% (10th) |
| 11 | December 7, 2017 | 6.6% (NR) | 6.3% (20th) | 7.1% (17th) | 8.2% (11th) |
| 12 | December 7, 2017 | 6.9% (19th) | 7.0% (18th) | 8.2% (12th) | 9.1% (7th) |
| 13 | December 13, 2017 | 5.2% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) | 6.4% (NR) | 7.5% (15th) |
| 14 | December 13, 2017 | 5.9% (NR) | 7.1% (NR) | 7.9% (11th) | 9.0% (5th) |
| 15 | December 14, 2017 | 5.6% (NR) | 6.4% (20th) | 6.6% (18th) | 7.6% (15th) |
| 16 | December 14, 2017 | 6.0% (NR) | 6.6% (18th) | 8.1% (14th) | 9.2% (6th) |
| 17 | December 20, 2017 | 4.4% (NR) | 5.8% (NR) | 6.8% (18th) | 8.2% (12th) |
| 18 | December 20, 2017 | 5.1% (NR) | 6.3% (NR) | 7.4% (17th) | 8.6% (10th) |
| 19 | December 21, 2017 | 5.6% (19th) | 6.1% (17th) | 5.8% (NR) | 6.5% (16th) |
| 20 | December 21, 2017 | 5.9% (18th) | 6.6% (13th) | 7.1% (13th) | 7.9% (11th) |
| 21 | December 27, 2017 | 5.1% (NR) | 5.9% (NR) | 6.0% (NR) | 6.8% (17th) |
| 22 | December 27, 2017 | 5.6% (NR) | 6.3% (19th) | 7.1% (15th) | 8.3% (8th) |
| 23 | December 28, 2017 | 5.3% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 7.6% (15th) | 8.9% (10th) |
| 24 | December 28, 2017 | 5.4% (NR) | 6.7% (NR) | 7.9% (12th) | 9.2% (8th) |
| 25 | January 3, 2018 | 5.8% (NR) | 6.4% (17th) | 6.3% (NR) | 7.1% (16th) |
| 26 | January 3, 2018 | 6.3% (NR) | 6.9% (15th) | 7.3% (14th) | 8.2% (11th) |
| 27 | January 4, 2018 | 6.0% | 6.5% | 6.4% (19th) | 6.8% (19th) |
| 28 | January 4, 2018 | 5.7% | 6.4% | 6.8% (17th) | 7.5% (15th) |
| 29 | January 10, 2018 | 5.7% | 6.2% | 6.5% (17th) | 7.0% (15th) |
| 30 | January 10, 2018 | 5.8% | 6.5% | 7.6% (13th) | 8.4% (10th) |
| 31 | January 11, 2018 | 6.3% | 6.5% | 7.1% (18th) | 7.3% (17th) |
| 32 | January 11, 2018 | 6.5% | 7.2% | 8.0% (13th) | 8.7% (11th) |
| Average | Average | 5.9% | 6.6% | 7.0% | 7.9% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. ||||||

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | Yeon Woo-jin | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | Park Eun-bin | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Wednesday–Thursday Drama | Dong Ha | Nominated |
| 2017 | 25th SBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Dong Ha | Nominated |