It was co-produced by Erle Stanley Gardner's Paisano Productions, which also brought forth the long-running hit CBS-TV law series, Perry Mason.

Written by lawyer-turned-author Erle Stanley Gardner, the column appeared in the monthly magazine Argosy for ten years beginning in September 1948.

[1] Gardner enlisted assistance from police, private detectives, and other professional experts to examine the cases of dozens of convicts who maintained their innocence long after their appeals were exhausted.

[6] A review of the premiere episode in the trade publication Variety called The Court of Last Resort "a potential winner".

[6] The review said, "Story and action were handled with care, discipline, and with an aura of public service devoid of the violence and pyrotechnics usually associated with such police dramas.