A Woman Is the Judge is an American 1939 drama film[2] directed by Nick Grinde and starring Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, Rochelle Hudson, Mayo Methot, Gordon Oliver, and Arthur Loft.

[3] The film tagline is Love bridges the gulf between a judge and an underworld girl.

[4] This is an early film exploring such themes as gender equality and female lawyers.

[5] The film is based on the play by Alexandre Bisson.

A famous female lawyer at the peak of her career has to resign in order to defend her estranged daughter, with whom she lost any contact some 20 years ago, against a murder charge.