This is the first appearance of Jayne Houdyshell as Judge Ruth Linden. However, the character does not appear again until Season 14.
As of 2024, Charlayne Woodard has appeared in eight episodes of SVU as character "Sister Peg": Silence (2002), Chameleon (2002), Loss (2003), Criminal (2004), Identity (2005), Pure (2005), Underbelly (2006), Smoked (2011). Her most recent appearance was in 2011.
"Peccavisti" is not the Latin word for "you have sinned", or even a word in Latin. The correct word is actually "Peccasti".