Phil Leeds, who plays the imposter judge, also played an imposter police officer in Barney Miller (1975) Season 7 episode 3, The Delegate (1980).
Phil Leeds, the fraudulent judge, makes his second of five appearances on the show. In a first season episode, he appeared as a man believing himself to be God. In a fourth season episode, he once again appears as a man believing himself to be God, although he is one of two men making the claim in this episode. In an eighth season episode AND a ninth season episode, he appears as Norm, a regular court audience member.