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Judge Judy

  • TV Series
  • 1996–2021
  • TV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
5.9K
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Judy Sheindlin in Judge Judy (1996)
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Judge Judy Sheindlin, a former judge from New York, tackles actual, small claims cases with her no-nonsense attitude in which damages of no more than $5,000 can be awarded.Judge Judy Sheindlin, a former judge from New York, tackles actual, small claims cases with her no-nonsense attitude in which damages of no more than $5,000 can be awarded.Judge Judy Sheindlin, a former judge from New York, tackles actual, small claims cases with her no-nonsense attitude in which damages of no more than $5,000 can be awarded.

  • Creators
    • Sandi Spreckman
    • Kaye Switzer
  • Stars
    • Petri Hawkins Byrd
    • Judy Sheindlin
    • Jerry Bishop
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    5.9K
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    POPULARITY
    4,430
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    • Creators
      • Sandi Spreckman
      • Kaye Switzer
    • Stars
      • Petri Hawkins Byrd
      • Judy Sheindlin
      • Jerry Bishop
    • 140User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Petri Hawkins Byrd
    Petri Hawkins Byrd
    • Self - Bailiff…
    • 1996–2021
    Judy Sheindlin
    Judy Sheindlin
    • Self - Judge
    • 1996–2021
    Jerry Bishop
    • Announcer…
    Angelica Fuentes
    • Self - Co-Plaintiff #1
    John 'Jack' McAvaney
    • Self - Plaintiff
    William Somsak
    • Self - Plaintiff #1
    Jackie LaVegila
    • Self - Plaintiff
    Scharrie Wood
    • Self - Plaintiff #1
    Bonnie Collier
    • Self - Plaintiff #1
    Jean Fuentes
    • Self - Plaintiff #1
    Desiree Gunn
    • Self - Defendant
    Richard Jones
    • Self - Defendant #1
    Rebecca Toler
    • Self - Defendant #1
    Dejuan Henderson
    • Self - Defendant #1
    Linda Somsak
    • Self - Plaintiff #1
    Nawaka Jones
    • Self - Defendant
    Tara McCullagh
    • Self - Plaintiff #2
    Tamara Hood
    • Self - Plaintiff #2
    • Creators
      • Sandi Spreckman
      • Kaye Switzer
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    mawoodman

    I have had to stop watching this lady--she's obnoxious!

    I have watched these shows since Judge Wapner, but I have had to stop watching her episodes--there is no reason for the rudeness and often poor judgment she displays. I realized that some of the people in the cases she hears aren't wrapped too tight, but when she looks someone in the eye and calls them a liar with no grounds other than instinct, she's just plain wrong. What ever happened to a "body of evidence?"

    Two specific cases come to mind--the owner of a limo service who was accused of switching vehicles and stated that he never carried that vehicle and had a brochure to prove it, and a landlord who stated that it cost over $4000 to restore a house when a tenant left it, but the person who evaluated it wasn't present. However, he DID have both the bills and the before and after photos, which she absolutely refused to look at! I'm sorry, but I have participated in one way or another in a number of hearings, and this is NOT the behavior I have ever seen in a legitimate judge.

    It certainly isn't entertainment--that's for sure!
    IrockGswift

    Hell Judge

    When I first started watching Judge Judy back in the 90s I said finally we have a judge that's honest and fair. But when i started watching it again recently she became a belligerent monster. I know a judge has to be fair in the ruling but where is the empathy for another human being. She now lacks any kindness in her soul. She is intimidating,sarcastic,berating,and heartless. I use to find this show funny as she gets on people that rather party and leave their baby with an unfit babysitter. But now she's gone too far as to insult people and doesn't have enough patience to hear a litigant out which could be an important factor of winning their case. As I stating earlier in this comment about her being fair and honest doesn't exist any longer. Judge Judy hears what she wants to hear and then cut people short with her crude remarks. I just watch the bailiff Byrd and I think even he is intimidated by her loose cannon demeanor. In all actually I think her show is for ratings no judge could every be that mean and disrespectful to the point of looking unprofessional. I surprise nobody took her to court for defamation of character. At first I found it entertaining but now the show is a joke within itself as we look for Judge Judy to bring order in the court.
    idoride

    I will no longer be watching Judge Judy due to her childish behavior...you have created a "monster". This is not the way I feel judges in the United States of America should be represented. I &qu

    Years ago I watched Judge Judy faithfully. I enjoyed her wit, humor and believe it or not, her "human" side. Yes, her human side used to show through once in awhile.

    I watched the show today for the first time in years and was shocked at her rudeness, crudeness and the way she "talked down" to people. There will come a day that she will realize that her behavior is wrong. She is not better than anybody else. You have created a monster. I miss the old "Judge Judy". The one whose "love of family and life" shone through even while controlling the courtroom. This is not the way I prefer for the judges in the United States of America to be represented!
    debra_brady2000

    Not a fair show

    I don t find most of her judgments fair. People bring in receipts and she picks and chooses..no one gets all they lost...take your problem to another judge. I do think she is great with small children..but calling teens losers or stupid is out of line and then doing the same to the parents..well..its seems very unprofessional. I realize these court shows are not on television for justice but for entertainment. Many of them are actually good. They are fair and entertaining..however, the Judge Judy show shows court and judges at their worst. She s rude..she doesn't listen ..she picks and chooses what she "wants" to hear which often seems to cause the real issue to be side stepped. This is not fun and games this is about peoples real lives. I wish she would step up the professional ladder a bit.
    eightysrock

    Judge

    This judge is very arrogant. Doesn't let anybody talk. Meaning the plaintiff or the defendant. Very unprofessional being on tv I think it went to her head.

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    • Trivia
      In October 2013, it was reported that Judy Sheindlin is the highest-paid star on television. Her salary of $47,000,000 per year translates into just over $900,000 per workday, as she only works a total of 52 days per year.
    • Goofs
      In the second case of the season 18, episode 215, the on-screen text says the plaintiff is suing for $5,0000.
    • Quotes

      Judge Judy: These children are entitled to at least one parent to set a good example. Grownups take care of their children, they don't just provide them with food, they provide them with a moral compass. They try not to teach them to become brawling animals in parking lots, hitting each other with 2X4's, scratching each others' eyes out. Human beings don't do that to each other. You don't belong at a club at 12 a.m., you belong HOME! Reading them stories from a BOOK!

    • Connections
      Edited into Judge Judy: Justice Served (2007)

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    • Release date
      • September 16, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Judys domstol
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Domestic Television
      • Big Ticket Television
      • Paramount Television
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      30 minutes
    • Color
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