Law & Order season 8

The eighth season of the legal drama Law & Order aired on NBC from September 24, 1997, to May 20, 1998, and consisted of 24 episodes.

Cast
The cast of season 8 remained unchanged from season 7. Carey Lowell, who played Jamie Ross, left the series at the end of the 8th season but made a special guest appearance as a Defense Attorney in the 10th season episode "Justice" and the 11th season episode "School Daze", as well as going on to play a judge on Law & Order: Trial by Jury. Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet doesn't appear in this season, nor season 11 or 12.

Main cast

 * Jerry Orbach as Senior Detective Lennie Briscoe
 * Benjamin Bratt as Junior Detective Rey Curtis
 * S. Epatha Merkerson as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren
 * Sam Waterston as Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy
 * Carey Lowell as Assistant District Attorney Jamie Ross
 * Steven Hill as District Attorney Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

 * J. K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda

Guest Stars

 * Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch