Judge Judy (1996)

Synopsis

Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set. All parties involved must sign contracts, agreeing to arbitration under Sheindlin. The series is in first-run syndication and distributed by CBS Television Distribution. Judge Judy, which premiered on September 16, 1996, reportedly revitalized the court show genre. Only two other arbitration-based reality court shows preceded it, The People's Court and Jones and Jury. Sheindlin has been credited with introducing the "tough" adjudicating approach into the judicial genre, which has led to several imitators. The two court shows that outnumber Judge Judy's seasons, The People's Court and Divorce Court, have both lasted via multiple lives of production and shifting arbiters, making Sheindlin's span as a television arbiter the longest.

Series Information

Created By

Judith Sheindlin

First Aired

1996

Last Aired

2021

Seasons

25

Episodes

2190

Episode Length

22 min

Genre

Crime

Network

Syndication

Status

Ended

Rating

5.8 / 10 (97 votes)

Top Cast

Judith Sheindlin

Self - Judge

Petri Hawkins-Byrd

Self - Bailiff

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Steven Kamer

Self - Announcer (voice)

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