The Magistrates — Peter Smith

It's Los Angeles in the 1960's. Christina Jensen is a bright, beautiful, and very successful trial lawyer. Her ruthless courtroom tactics earn her the title, Dragon Lady. But Christina's heavy drinking that began while she was an Army nurse is aggravated when she's frequently mistreated because she's a woman. Her hard-won appointment to the bench is almost derailed, and when she makes an unpopular ruling in a high profile murder case, she must battle for her career and her life.