Fair rating?Gunsmoke· Season 20 · Episode 10
In Performance of Duty
An elderly circuit judge comes to Dodge to take care of its court docket, only to run into a group of old enemies -- outlaws who rob and kill people in their paths. No one has ever lived to give eyewitness testimony against the family. The judge soon learns that he himself is near death from a heart condition. When the gang goes free after still another set of murders, the judge contrives an ironclad way to get the entire group hanged.
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#17In Season 20of 24 rated episodes
#337All-timeof 570 rated episodes
−0.4vs season avgSeason 20 averages 6.9
1974First airedNovember 18, 1974
Guest stars
Bonnie Bartlettas Agnes Benton
David Huddlestonas Emmett Cassinger
Paul Kosloas Cory CassingerShows like Gunsmoke
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