The liquid crystal display (LCD) inspection apparatus for inspecting an LCD panel includes a worktable which supports the LCD panel to be seated on a front side of the worktable, probe units which are electrically connected to the LCD panel, a backlight unit which supplies light to the LCD panel, an imaging unit which photographs an image of the LCD panel supported by the worktable, a first polarizing plate which is arranged between the imaging unit and the LCD panel to polarize the light, a second polarizing plate which is arranged between the LCD panel and the backlight unit to polarize the light, an illumination unit which emits illumination light to surfaces of the LCD panel, and an image processor which receives the image photographed by the imaging unit, and extracts defect information from the received image.