Judge Judy is an American syndicated judicial show. The program premiered in 1996. The return of The People's Court, as well as an influx of other judge shows, such as Judge Mathis, Judge Joe Brown, Judge Alex and Judge Hatchett, are largely seen as a result of Judge Judy's success. The show has been renewed through the 2009/2010 season. Judge Judy has completed her 11th season. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 107 KB) Summary Judge Judy - NEW-10 Perth, Western Australia - Syndication Episode - 12th January 2006. ... Judge Judy Sheindlin Judith Sheindlin, also known as Judge Judy (born October 21, 1942) is an American family court judge, author, and television personality. ... The judiciary, also referred to as the judicature, consists of justices, judges and magistrates among other types of adjudicators. ... Judge Judy Sheindlin Judith Sheindlin, also known as Judge Judy (born October 21, 1942) is an American family court judge, author, and television personality. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast television programs to multiple television stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Judge Judy Sheindlin Judith Sheindlin, also known as Judge Judy (born October 21, 1942) is an American family court judge, author, and television personality. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast television programs to multiple television stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Judge Mathis is a syndicated television show, on the air since 1999. ... Joe Brown Joe Brown, (b. ... Judge Alex Ferrer Judge Alex is a United States syndicated courtroom television show that debuted September 12, 2005. ... Judge Hatchett (2000- ) is a nationally-syndicated American television program produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Television. ...

Each show is introduced by announcer Jerry Bishop with the statement: You are about to enter the courtroom of Judge Judith Sheindlin. The people are real... the cases are real... the rulings are final. This is Judge Judy.

Show synopsis

The show features former family court judge Judith Sheindlin, Esq., as an arbitrator hearing small claims cases with an award limit of US$5,000, the maximum in most U.S. states. She is notorious for berating litigants for the bad choices they make in their lives. Through cross-examination, she frequently exposes the lies the litigants tell and humiliates them for doing so. A family court is a court convened in the UK to make orders in respect of childrens residence. ... Judge Judy Sheindlin Judith Sheindlin, also known as Judge Judy (born October 21, 1942) is an American family court judge, author, and television personality. ... Esquire (abbreviated Esq. ... Arbitration is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, wherein the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons (the arbitrators or arbitral tribunal), by whose decision (the award) they agree to be bound. ... Small claims courts are courts of limited jurisdiction that hear civil cases between private litigants. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Categories: Move to Wiktionary | Law stubs | Legal terms ... In law, cross-examination is the interrogation of a witness called by ones opponent. ...

Petri Hawkins-Byrd, Judge Judy's bailiff, with his absolutely sedate composure, is often a foil to the no-nonsense, quick-tempered Judge Judy. Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ...

The cases on Judge Judy are actual small-claims court cases, and Sheindlin operates according to the principles of the American legal system. When one plaintiff wanted to argue a point of law from an obscure city ordinance, she refused to consider it saying, "this court is governed by common law and common sense." This article concerns the common-law legal system, as contrasted with the civil law legal system; for other meanings of the term, within the field of law, see common law (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

She conducts her court in a manner similar to U.S. appellate courts and many international courts, taking on a more inquisitorial fashion. There are no lawyers present and participants defend themselves, which is standard in a small claims court. The people who appear on her show sign a waiver agreeing that arbitration in her court is final and cannot be pursued elsewhere unless she dismisses the case without prejudice. The award for each judgment is paid by the producers of the show from a fund reserved for each case. The remainder of the fund is split between the parties for a particular case. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Appeal. ... An inquisitorial system is a legal system where the court or a part of the court is actively involved in determining the facts of the case, as opposed to an adversarial system where the role of the court is solely that of an impartial referee between parties. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... A waiver is the voluntary relinquishment or surrender of some known right or privilege. ... In law, the phrase without prejudice means that a claim, lawsuit, or proceeding has been brought to a temporary end but that no legal rights or privileges have been determined, waived, or lost by the result. ...

Judge Judy is broadcast in many English-speaking countries. In Canada, Judge Judy airs daily on the Global television network; occasionally, the judge even hears cases brought by Canadian litigants. In the UK, ITV2 airs three episodes twice a day during weekdays, with network announcers often affectionately referring to her simply as "the Judge". In Australia, Judge Judy shows every weekday on Network Ten. It also airs every weekday in Ireland, on TV3. In Sweden "Judys domstol" (Judy's court) airs on Monday-Friday on TV4 Plus. Additionally, the show has been airing in the Middle East on One TV, a satellite channel operating from Dubai, UAE. The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global) is a major English-language television network in Canada, owned by CanWest Global Communications. ... ITV2 is a free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV plc. ... Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three commercial television networks, available in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in Australia. ... TV3 Ireland is the sole commercial terrestrial television channel in the Republic of Ireland. ... TV4 Plus is a sister channel of Swedish TV4, along with TV400 (youth and entertainment), TV4 Film (movies) and TV4 Fakta (documentaries and science). ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... One TV (previously called channel 33 or dubai 33) is Dubai Media Incorporateds 24-hour free-to-air English language entertainment channel available in the Middle East and North Africa, that was launched on December 24, 2004. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Government  - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area [1]  - Metro 4,114 km² (1,588. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

At one point, Sheindlin's show was even surpassing Oprah Winfrey's (which is syndicated by King World Productions, a corporate sibling of Judge Judy's distibutor, CBS Paramount Television), making her the highest-paid woman in television history at the time. ^[1] Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... King World Productions (aka King World Entertainment or simply King World) is the leading syndicator of United States television programming. ... CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company. ...

Trivia

• Judge Judy made a rare appearance on week 9 of American Idol (season 6), in May of 2007

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Petri Hawkins-Byrd

Petri Hawkins Byrd (born November, 1957) is the bailiff on Judge Judy. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bailiff (from Late Latin bajulivus, adjectival form of bajulus) is a governor or custodian (cf. ...

Byrd is a native of Brooklyn, New York. He attended John Jay College of Criminal Justice and received his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 1989. While attending college, Byrd worked as a court officer in the Brooklyn Family Court system. In 1986, he was transferred to the Manhattan Family Court system, where he worked on a rotating basis with all the judges, including Judge Judy. "I was never bored in her courtroom," muses Byrd. "Her get-to-the-point style didn't always sit well with the litigants, and there were times she was definitely glad to have me around." Brooklyn (named after the Dutch city Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. ... NY redirects here. ... The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a criminal justice college in New York City which has about 12,000 FTE (full-time equivalent) students, including traditional, pre-career undergraduate students and those pursuing master’s degrees in several disciplines. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1990, Byrd relocated to San Mateo, California, and became a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal. In 1993, Byrd accepted an offer to work as a student counselor at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, CA.^[2] His main role is to introduce the cases. Unlike most baliffs, Byrd is rather frank, even with Judge Judy. The United States Marshals Service, part of the United States Department of Justice, is the United States oldest federal law enforcement agency. ...

Catchphrases

Judith Sheindlin has a series of catchphrases which pepper her examinations and rulings. A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ...

• "Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining."
• "Beauty fades but dumb is forever."
• "Your moral compass is broken."
• "On your best day, I'll still be smarter than you."
• "Where did you think you were coming today? A tea party?" (when a litigant lacks a crucial piece of evidence such as, for example, when a person claims to have made a rent payment but cannot produce a receipt or canceled check.)

Parodies

• Judge Judy has been parodied on Saturday Night Live, with Cheri Oteri in the role of Sheindlin. In one memorable sketch, the real Judge Judy interrupted Oteri's Judge Judy just as she was about to rule on a "case."
• The Simpsons character Judge Constance Harm is a parody of Judge Judy, notably used when a character requires a harsh sentence for a plot. Her characteristics and voice are based on Judge Judy.
• On the GSN show Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck, one particular Whammy impersonates Judge Judy and says "I don't wanna hear about your money problems! Dismissed!"
• Amanda Bynes parodied Judy on The Amanda Show, in a skit called Judge Trudy.
• There is a parody named Judge Trudy (who has a sister named Judy) in Cyberchase.
• 3rd Rock from the Sun parodied Sheindlin, placing Sally Solomon in her position in an episode where a dispute in a laundromat occurred.
• Judge Judy has appeared in the comic strip Get Fuzzy, during July-August 2002 when main character Bucky Katt sued his neighbour Fungo Squiggly for breaking his tooth, even though the injury occurred while Bucky was attempting to trap Fungo. After several weeks of leadup to the trial, Judy makes short work of Bucky's claim in her trademark caustic style and dismisses his case.
• In an episode of The Chaser's War on Everything, the team modified the subtitles of a video of Saddam Hussein's trial so Saddam claimed he wanted to be tried by Judge Judy instead of the court he was in.^{[citation needed]}
• In the comic strip One Big Happy, Ruthie ended a report saying that you should avoid money problems, or you'll appear before Judge Judy, and she'll holler at you.

• Looney Tunes does a parody of Judge Judy called Judge Granny.
• An episode of That's So Raven featured a parody of Judge Judy, who was hired by a fast food conglomerate to convince students to convert their school cafeteria to all junk food.
• Judge Judy has been parodied by the american comediant Carlos Mencia in his Mind of Mencia series.

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References

1. ^ http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/1-2-2003-32966.asp
2. ^ http://www.judgejudy.com/Bios/bailiffbyrd.asp

External links

• JudgeJudy.com – the show's official homepage
• Syndi-Court Justice: Judge Judy and Exploitation of Arbitration – a critical essay on small-claims arbitration shows, at the website of the American Bar Association
• Kramer Vs. Judging Judy, criticism by Irwin Kramer, The Daily Record, November 10, 2003
• Judge Judy at TV.com
• Judge Judy at the Internet Movie Database
• Petri Hawkins-Byrd at the Internet Movie Database