The BEST episodes of Dear Judge season 1
Every episode of Dear Judge season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dear Judge season 1!
Han Soo-ho and Han Kang-ho are identical twins, but they live totally different lives. Han Soo-ho works as a judge and he is guided by principles. Meanwhile, Han Kang-ho’s extensive criminal record contains 6 different arrests. One day, Han Soo-ho suddenly disappears. Han Kang-ho secretly takes his brother’s place as a judge. Han Kang-ho, who was once considered trash, becomes a dearest judge and getting highly respected.
#1 - Not Until You Become a Real Judge
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/6/2018
After being confronted by Soo Ho, Kang Ho visits So Eun and almost confesses his true identity but holds on to the thought as they embrace their first kiss. After having to defend his name on the news, Joo Eun calls Soo Ho to break up. Shortly after, she runs into Soo Ho’s mother who agrees with her decision knowing Soo Ho had claimed to everyone that he was an only child. Meanwhile, Park Jae Ho’s wife and brother continue to conspire to kill Han Soo Ho, the judge responsible for sentencing Park Jae Ho to death.
#2 - Judgement Day
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/6/2018
As the last day of trial approaches, Kang Ho meets with Park Hae Na in his last attempt to reveal the truth in court. He tells her a person was convicted of mur-der instead of manslaughter and that an innocent person died to cover up the story. Hae Na did not know of this fact, and later, changes her final testimony in court.
#3 - I Don’t Have A Tattoo
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/8/2018
Joo Eun is overjoyed with the airing of her exclusive interview with Judge Han Soo Ho and scurries over to his house to celebrate. However, it is Soo Ho who greets her, not Kang Ho. Soo Ho has seen the interview aired earlier. He reminds her that he does not have a tattoo and then leaves. Meanwhile, now that he’s a free man, Sa Ma Ryong visits his ex and then resumes working on So Eun’s missing sister case that he started before being incarcerated.
#4 - The Trap is Set
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/12/2018
After declining the money that he worked so hard to get his hands on, Kang Ho is taken hostage by Bang Woo Jung, Park Jae Ho’s fiancée, and Park Jae Hyung, Park Jae Ho’s brother. Luckily, as soon as Woo Jung proceeds to end Kang Ho’s life, the real Judge Han Soo Ho calls and asks to meet. Meanwhile, Oh Sang Chul meets with Choi Jin Young from Hanyoung Group to offer part-nership as his final means to survive and win.
#5 - There’s Always a Way
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/12/2018
Kang Ho is praised for Park Hae Na’s trial ending with the truth told and jus-tice served. However, it is the last trial he will preside over since he had submit-ted his letter of resignation the week before. To cherish the time he has left as a judge and with So Eun, Kang Ho convinces So Eun to skip the afternoon and enjoy the day. Meanwhile, Lee Ho Sung takes out his anger out on all the mem-bers of the law firm representing him for losing a winning case.
#6 - Stay for the Night
Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 9/13/2018
Kang Ho rushes over to So Eun’s house to console her for not letting her know of his whereabouts. When he arrives, So Eun explains to Kang Ho that since he had resigned, they are free from any obligatory professional relationships and invites him to stay the night. He declines but promises to come back when the time is right. Later, Kang Ho steps in the courtroom for the last time to read his final verdict on the Paramedic Lee Soon Chul case.
#7 - I’ll Stand as a Witness
Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 9/20/2018
Having Kang Ho promise to never appear in front of her again, So Eun agrees to go meet her sister for the first time since her disappearance. Joo Eun is picked to study overseas in Germany and visits Soo Ho to let him know. Soo Ho realizes his mistakes as a person and as a judge, especially a bribe he had accepted and plans to amend his wrongs.
#8 - He Was a Judge
Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 9/20/2018
So Eun reads a letter left by Kang Ho and finally finds out what he had wanted to tell her. She is brought to tears by the letter and wishes him to be by her side. Despite all her troubles, So Eun gets one step closer to her dreams and becomes a judiciary researcher. Finally reunited with her sister, So Eun enjoys a home cooked meal with her sister when she comes home. Meanwhile, Kang Ho gets certified to work as a chef.
#9 - Don’t Send Me Away
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/22/2018
So Eun pleads with Kang Ho not to send her away to work under a different judge. Kang Ho, on the other hand, tells her it will be for her best, plus, he says he won’t be around much longer. Oh Sang Chul tries to keep So Eun from falling for Kang Ho telling her he is a corrupt judge who accepts bribes. So Eun disregards what Sang Chul has to say and goes on believing in Kang Ho.
#10 - Beef Should Always Be Grilled
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/5/2018
Kang Ho takes his team out for a beef dinner and loses to a game of paper-rock-scissors and ends up having to grill the meat to everyone’s preference. Having a fun night out, So Eun realizes that life is not all about work. It also gets her and Kang Ho closer. Meanwhile, Oh Sang Chul decides to release news of his father’s case and hopes he will retire.
#11 - Let Me Be a Chef
Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 9/13/2018
With the truth uncovered in the last trial, Lee Ho Sung, Choi Min Gook, and Kang In Gyu show up at the courthouse for their examination regarding the va-lidity of their warrants. Resigned and free from obligations, Kang Ho calls a prior connection to look for So Eun’s sister and then tries to get a job as a chef at Yooksoodang. Meanwhile, Soo Ho returns to his house and tries to get his life back in order.
#12 - Watch Your Back
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/8/2018
Kang Ho is treated to a drink by So Eun, the judicial trainee, and almost gets recognized as the offender in her first interrogation. Luckily, she is misinformed about Judge Han Soo Ho’s family and does not know of his twin brother. After they say their goodbyes, Kang Ho the imposter judge is attacked by an unknown man. Meanwhile, Joo Eun says a few words to her superiors about her exclusive interview with Judge Han Soo Ho being cancelled.
#13 - Make Up
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/2/2018
Han Kang Ho slowly starts to become his brother, Han Soo Ho. He even makes up with his announcer girlfriend, Joo Eun. After the strange reconcile, Joo Eun drags her judge boyfriend to the station and surprises him with an exclusive interview regarding the seven-year sentence he had given to Lee Ho Sung, the heir of Osung Group. Adding to the intolerable situation, Kang Ho receives a call from his mother who ends up being Jin Wook Tae, the convict friend he owes money.
#14 - You Are Truly Despicable
Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 9/19/2018
Before Kang Ho could tell So Eun about his true identity, Sang Chul tells So Eun what Judge Han Soo Ho did in her sister’s rape case. So Eun is crushed and speechless. She doesn’t let Kang Ho back into her house and deletes his photos. Meanwhile, Oh Dae Yang faces tax evasion charges and is detained.
#15 - There’s Two of Them?
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/22/2018
After leaving So Eun’s house, Kang Ho gets abducted. Luckily, not far away is Soo Ho, who follows the car to a secluded area. The culprit, a brother of a man Soo Ho had sentenced to death, sees the two Soo Hos and cowardly runs away, leaving Soo Ho and Kang Ho together. Soo Ho leaves Kang Ho alone as soon as the sun rises. Kang Ho wakes up without any recollect of what had happened to him but finds a small gas canister in his car that he takes to Mr. Mantis for help.
#16 - Become a Person First
Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 9/19/2018
So Eun applies to be a judicial researcher and does well in her interview. However, she ends up having to rub shoulders with Prosecutor Hong Jung Soo again, and unsurprisingly, he makes another pass at So Eun. This time, So Eun won’t stand for it and gives him a blow to his neck. She declares to sue him with sexual assault, but things turn ugly for So Eun’s as it backfires on her. Meanwhile, Kang Ho works hard to become a chef and possibly creates a hit dish.
#17 - Taking Matters Into Your Own Hands
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/9/2018
Kang Ho calls up Mr. Mantis to see if he would take on the job of digging up dirt on the Park Hae Na's case for him, but Mr. Mantis refuses. Mr. Mantis is only interested in starting a family leaving Kang Ho alone to ponder his hunch. Meanwhile, So Eun asks him to look into another case involving a blind girl and her mother that Soo Ho had started long ago.
#18 - A Son’s Gift
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/15/2018
After seeing the love between the blind girl and her mother, Kang Ho goes to his mother unannounced. Despite her nagging and discrimination between Soo Ho and him, he still stays the night and watches over her. Oh Sang Chul’s plan to remove his father from power moves forward with the help of Hong Jung Soo. Meanwhile, Oh Sang Chul proposes marriage to Song So Eun and gets turned down.
#19 - Please, Let It Be Her
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/29/2018
With all the money he could ever need, Kang Ho packs up and heads out the door leaving behind his pride and dignity. However, for some reason, Kang Ho changes his mind and returns to finish what he had started, putting Lee Sung Ho and his affiliates on edge. Meanwhile, So Eun hears of her sister’s whereabouts and desperately wishes for it to be true.
#20 - The Disciplinary Committee
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/5/2018
Kang Ho confidently faces the disciplinary committee with full support from So Eun. To their surprise, Kang Ho and So Eun see Prosecutor Hong Jung Soo entering the disciplinary meeting and question his appearance. Like usual, Hong Jung Soo makes a pass at So Eun that aggravates her. The review is short-lived but becomes hectic as Kang Ho openly expresses he had accepted bribes and verbally attacks Jung Soo for sexually harassing women.
#21 - Leaving The Bench
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/9/2018
Han Kang Ho is embarrassed and ashamed of showing up drunk at So Eun’s house late last night and even more so for sleeping there. He apologizes to So Eun, only to have her assure and console him that everything is all right. The celebrity drug case resumes, where Kang Ho tests his suspicions on Lee Ho Sung connection with Park Hae Na but ends up without any support from the prosecution, and is left questioned as to why he has delayed his ruling.
#22 - Threats Work Better Than Bribes
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/16/2018
Lee Ho Sung’s case is at a critical stage. With word that Min Goo Nam was subpoenaed on behalf of the presiding judge, Oh Sang Chul forces Min Goo Nam to leave the country and miss the hearing. Kang Ho realizes his tactics aren’t convincing enough and resorts to his old self to change the minds of the defendants. Meanwhile, the assailant who attacked Kang Ho makes his second move.
#23 - I Know What You’ve Been Up To
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/29/2018
Soo Ho knows Kang Ho has been impersonating him as a judge. Kang Ho also knows that Soo Ho knows what he’s been doing and keeps timidly checking over his shoulder. As the Park Hae Na and Lee Ho Sung drug case gets out of hand, Oh Sang Chul gathers up the group of friends and invites Kang Ho to offer him a deal he can’t refuse.
#24 - Use Your Power
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/15/2018
Time is running out for Kang Ho as his disciplinary hearing nears. One more month is all he needs to rule Lee Ho Sung guilty so that he can collect his promised one million dollars from the Hanyoung Group. After receiving a small advance from Mr. Choi, Kang Ho senses the urgency on his part and visits the room saloon to make sure Choi Jin Young, the general manager, will show up in court.
#25 - Collateral Damage
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/2/2018
Although, Kang Ho is praised for the judgment given to Lee Ho Sung, he feels a little guilty about the collateral damage the victim and his family faces. A restless night forces Kang Ho to do an act of kindness that reduces his illegally earned fortune in half. Meanwhile, Judicial Trainee Officer Song So Eun drinks to cope with her memories and shows up late for work.