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by Allison Waldman, posted Mar 10th 2010 10:31AM
Is it a step down for Jimmy Smits that he'll only be a Supreme Court Justice in a new NBC pilot? Some might think so since his last stint on NBC was as Congressman Matt Santos who became the President of the United States on the last season of 'The West Wing.' However, in the pilot that John Eisendrath is putting together, Jimmy Smits has agreed to play a judge for NBC. Not any judge. The character is a strict interpreter of the constitution, a 'by the book' Supreme Court Justice (there are only nine at any one time), who steps down from the bench so he can return to the law as an attorney who specializes in fighting constitutional injustices.
That may seem like a demotion for the character, but it's probably more that he'll be a heroic fighter for the little guy. He's bound be tilt at windmills, which is right up Jimmy Smits' alley.
With his experience as a lawyer on 'L.A. Law' as well as a cop on 'NYPD Blue' and the politician on 'The West Wing,' Smits is a familiar and popular television star. He was even good on 'Cane,' one of the few dramas CBS wasn't able to get beyond a year. Jimmy's last go round on the tube was on 'Dexter' -- as a D.A. who befriended the killer -- which was good enough to net him a 12th Emmy nomination.
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