The Practice - Recurring Cast

Recurring Cast

• Bill Smitrovich as Assistant District Attorney Kenneth Walsh, was Helen Gamble's mentor and a chief prosecutor for the DA's office. Walsh despises criminal defense attorneys -especially those at Bobby Donnell's firm. Walsh once coerced a man charged with murder in order to obtain a confession. Bobby Donnell, who was a young and inexperienced lawyer at the time, believed his client was guilty and did not appeal the sentence. Walsh is also the D.A. who prosecuted and convicted Lindsay Dole for murder. It was later discovered that he had withheld a forensics report which might have supported a self-defense plea. This contributed to grounds which allowed Lindsay's conviction to be overturned. He once told Helen Gamble there was a time when he once befriended criminal defense attorneys, but that time had long since passed.
• Holland Taylor as Judge Roberta Kittleson. Kittleson is an older woman with a notorious sex life, but is considered an excellent judge. She has a relationship with Jimmy during a few seasons of the show. Later, when Lindsay is being threatened by a stalker, Jimmy wrongly believes that Judge Kittleson may be the culprit, which leads to tensions between them. They eventually break up.
• Linda Hunt as Judge Zoey Hiller, a senior Judge that many of the firm's lawyers frequently appear before in trial. Hiller is known for being an excellent judge that always goes by the letter of the law. She has a close friendship with Bobby. Though they frequently quarrel on application of the law, they both maintain a strong respect for each other.
• Kate Burton as A.D.A. Susan Alexander. She appears regularly in episodes from the pilot through the series finale.
• Anna Gunn as A.D.A. Jean Ward. She is a friend to many of the firm's lawyers.
• Ray Abruzzo as Detective Mike McGuire. Mike is regularly the detective who interacts with the firm attorneys and their clients.
• James Pickens, Jr. as Detective Mike McKrew. Mike is a detective who regularly interacts with the firm attorneys and their clients.