Leonard B. Sand

Leonard B. Sand is a starring character in Show Me a Hero. Sand is played by starring cast member Bob Balaban.

Judge Sand is a New York state judge. He presides over a case brought against the city of Yonkers by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People alleging that the city government have systematically segregated the population. Judge Sand rules against the city and as a remedy orders public housing be built on the city's East side. The ruling is unpopular with the residents in the area who vocally protest against the housing. Sand is angry when the City Council stall over building the court ordered units.

Judge Sand hires a public housing consultant named Oscar Newman to progress the plans to build the units and identify suitable sites. Newman supports building higher quality individual homes to better integrate the housing with it's surroundings.