William D. Burns, Jr., a former municipal court commissioner for the city of Beverly Hills, presided for the first season.
In the final season, actor Raymond St. Jacques portrayed Judge Clayton C. Thomas.
On Superior Court, actors portrayed the attorneys, the plaintiff(s) (in civil proceedings where compensation was demanded), the defendant(s) (in both civil and criminal stories) and key witnesses.
As the stories were set in a single urban area (the city was called Madison Heights), often attorneys, law enforcement officials and others became semi-regulars on the show.
Each episode followed a basic formula, as follows: Both criminal and civil proceedings were presented.