Judge Wapner

Judge Joseph A. Wapner (born November 15, 1919 in Los Angeles, California) pioneered real-life courtroom television with The People's Court, which ran in syndication from 1981 to 1993 for 2,484 episodes. Judge Joseph Wapner, in a scene from The Peoples Court on I Love the 80s. ... Judge Joseph Wapner, in a scene from The Peoples Court on I Love the 80s. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Nickname: City of Angels Official website: http://www. ... Judge Marilyn Milian, the current judge, has presided over cases since 2001. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Wapner became synonymous with televised small claims court (in California courts) pitting parties, without lawyer, against each other and mediated by Wapner. The legacy of the show's high popularity are myriad similar syndicated shows and the cable channel Court TV. Courtroom Television Network LLC, more commonly known as Court TV, is an American cable television network owned by Time Warner and Liberty Media that launched on July 1, 1991. ...

After retiring from The People's Court, Wapner starred on cable channel Animal Planet's Judge Wapner's Animal Court, presiding over real cases involving or about animals. Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable television network, owned by Discovery, dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between animal and man. ...

Judge Wapner is a graduate of the University of Southern California (1941) and the USC Law School (1948), serving in WWII in between. Appointed by Governor Pat Brown to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1959, Wapner served 2 years before being elevated to the Los Angeles County Superior Court, where he served for 18 years before retiring. In 1981, he became the first (and most famous) judge on the long-running The People's Court. The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... USC Law School The University of Southern California Law School (Gould School of Law), located in Los Angeles, CA, is part of the University of Southern California. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ... HI A governor is also, a monkey who is smart and can fly like a penguin is a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Edmund Gerald Brown Sr. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Author of A View from the Bench, (ISBN 0-451-82193-9)

Judge Marilyn Milian, the current judge, has presided over cases since 2001. ... Ed Koch Edward Irving Koch (born December 12, 1924; pronounced kotch) was a U.S. Congressman and the Mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. ...

External link

• Joseph A. Wapner at the Internet Movie Database