This is the first time that Monk utters the line "It's a blessing/gift and a curse".
According to Stottlemeyer, Monk has helped the SFPD solve six cases since his departure from the force as of the start of this episode. But this is the fifth episode of the series and Monk has solved only four of them at this point.
The two actors who portrayed judges in this episode also appeared in Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007) as other entirely different characters at different times.