Emerson ( The Practice, Lost) joins the series as a foil to his wife’s Elsbeth Tascioni, in which he will play Judge Milton Crawford, a haughty, soft-spoken and bespectacled man from an old New England family of public servants who sees his place in the nation’s elite as a birthright.

Michael Emerson has officially joined the CBS series 'Elsbeth' for the show's second season in a recurring role.

From scary guy to wife guy, Michael Emerson has the range. At the NYCC Elsbeth panel, Emerson announced he’d be joining the show in a recurring role as a “haughty” judge. Starring Emerson’s wife, Carrie Preston,