Law & Order season 9

The ninth season of Law & Order premiered in the United States on NBC on September 23, 1998, and ended with a two-part episode on May 26, 1999. It was released on DVD on December 6, 2011. This was the last season of Law & Order to air alone. Its first spinoff, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, debuted the following fall.

Cast
Abbie Carmichael (played by Angie Harmon) replaced season 8's Jamie Ross (Carey Lowell) in the role of Assistant District Attorney. Benjamin Bratt, who played Rey Curtis, left the series at the end of the 9th season, but made a special guest appearance in the episode "Fed" in the 20th and originally final season (series was revived 12 years later with season 21).

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
 * Angie Harmon as Assistant District Attorney Abbie Carmichael
 * Steven Hill as District Attorney Adam Schiff

Recurring cast

 * Carolyn McCormick as Dr. Elizabeth Olivet
 * J. K. Simmons as Dr. Emil Skoda

Departure of Benjamin Bratt
Benjamin Bratt, who played Rey Curtis, left the series at the end of the 9th season, but made a special guest appearance in the episode "Fed" in the 20th season.