John Larroquette is an Executive Producer for the series while his son, Benjamin Larroquette, is the composer for the series.
Richard Moll declined an opportunity to reprise his role as Bull from the original series. (He passed away on October 26th 2023 and now will not be able to reprise his role.) Marsha Warfield appeared as Roz in several episodes.
The cast of the original Night Court (1984) who passed away before the premiere of this new series:
- Harry Anderson (Judge Harry T. Stone): April 16, 2018 (Cause of Death - Stroke).
- Charles Robinson (Court Clerk Mac Robinson): July 11, 2021 (COD - Heart Attack/Cancer/Multi-Organ Failure).
- Markie Post (Public Defender Christine Sullivan): August 7, 2021 (COD - Cancer).
- Selma Diamond (Bailiff Selma Hacker): May 13, 1985 (COD - Lung Cancer).
- Florence Halop (Bailiff Florence Kleiner): July 15, 1986 (COD - Lung Cancer).
Harry Anderson, who played Harry T. Stone in the first run of Night Court (1984), died of a stroke on April 16, 2018 in Asheville, North Carolina. At the time he played the character he was considered too young to be a judge, as written in the storyline, and the only reason he got the job was that he was the only lawyer home on a Sunday who answered the phone when called to fill the vacancy. The other thing he brought to the table was as a practitioner of the art of illusion which he performed off-screen as well.
Established in 1907, Manhattan night court once attracted such spectators as John D. Rockefeller and the then Duke of Manchester. The court handles more than 100,000 arrests a year, averaging about 70 to 90 cases during the 5 p.m. - 1 a.m. night session. Until 2003 there was a graveyard shift from 1 a.m. - 9 a.m. The court staff who worked those hours referred to it as the "Lobster Shift."