''Judge Judy'' is a United States TV syndication television show. It was first shown in 1996. It is the first "courtroom" show in the United States since ''The People's Court'' ended its first run in 1993. The show's tagline is, "Real cases. Real people. Judge Judy." It features Judith Sheindlin hearing small claims court cases with an award limit of $5,000 United States dollar. 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 her and makes a point of publicly humiliating them for lying in her "court". When the litigants interrupt her, she has been known to yell "I'm ''speaking!''", something that is uttered in nearly every episode. Petri Hawkins Byrd, Judge Judy's bailiff, with his absolutely sedate composure, makes the perfect foil for the scalding Judy. Although Judge Judy operates according to the principles of the United States law, and takes on real cases, her show isn't a court. Judge Judy acts in a more inquisitorial system manner not found in US courts. There are no lawyers present and participants defend themselves. It is more accurately considered a forum for binding arbitration. The people who appear on her show sign a waiver beforehand, agreeing not to pursue their matter before a real court, and instead abide by her judgment. Additionally, the producers of the show pay any judgments awarded. ''Judge Judy'' has been parodied on ''Saturday Night Live'', with Cheri Oteri in the role of Sheindlin. Amanda Bynes also parodied Judy on ''The Amanda Show'', in a skit called ''Judge Trudy''. On ''The Simpsons'' she is parodied as Judge Constance Harm. ==See also== * ''The People's Court'' ==External links== *[http://www.judgejudy.com Judge Judy.com] * * American television series
Lying under oath? It's my understanding that Judge Judy's show isn't a real court, and the participants sign an agreement beforehand to abide by her judgement. As such, they're not actually under oath. Futhermore, assuming my understand is correct, this should be noted in the article, along with the fact that the TV show producers pay any settlements, not the people appearing on the show! User:ShaneKing 02:46, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC) "Judge Judy acts in an inquisitorial manner unheard of in Western justice...": it's not ''that'' unheard of as the French legal system, based on the Napoleonic code, is more inquisitorial and that's considered part of the Western World! Maybe this should be simpler and refer to either 'common law' or US legal systems? User:rlongstaff (10 May 2005) :That's probably best. Can you reword it? User:TheCustomOfLife 20:25, May 10, 2005 (UTC) ::Is done. User:rlongstaff 21:25, May 15 2005 (UTC)
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''Judge Judy'' is a United States TV syndication television show. It was first shown in 1996. It is the first "courtroom" show in the United States since ''The People's Court'' ended its first run in 1993. The show's tagline is, "Real cases. Real people. Judge Judy." It features Judith Sheindlin hearing small claims court cases with an award limit of $5,000 United States dollar. 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 her and makes a point of publicly humiliating them for lying in her "court". When the litigants interrupt her, she has been known to yell "I'm ''speaking!''", something that is uttered in nearly every episode. Petri Hawkins Byrd, Judge Judy's bailiff, with his absolutely sedate composure, makes the perfect foil for the scalding Judy. Although Judge Judy operates according to the principles of the United States law, and takes on real cases, her show isn't a court. Judge Judy acts in a more inquisitorial system manner not found in US courts. There are no lawyers present and participants defend themselves. It is more accurately considered a forum for binding arbitration. The people who appear on her show sign a waiver beforehand, agreeing not to pursue their matter before a real court, and instead abide by her judgment. Additionally, the producers of the show pay any judgments awarded. ''Judge Judy'' has been parodied on ''Saturday Night Live'', with Cheri Oteri in the role of Sheindlin. Amanda Bynes also parodied Judy on ''The Amanda Show'', in a skit called ''Judge Trudy''. On ''The Simpsons'' she is parodied as Judge Constance Harm. ==See also== * ''The People's Court'' ==External links== *[http://www.judgejudy.com Judge Judy.com] * * American television series
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Lying under oath? It's my understanding that Judge Judy's show isn't a real court, and the participants sign an agreement beforehand to abide by her judgement. As such, they're not actually under oath. Futhermore, assuming my understand is correct, this should be noted in the article, along with the fact that the TV show producers pay any settlements, not the people appearing on the show! User:ShaneKing 02:46, 13 Feb 2004 (UTC) "Judge Judy acts in an inquisitorial manner unheard of in Western justice...": it's not ''that'' unheard of as the French legal system, based on the Napoleonic code, is more inquisitorial and that's considered part of the Western World! Maybe this should be simpler and refer to either 'common law' or US legal systems? User:rlongstaff (10 May 2005) :That's probably best. Can you reword it? User:TheCustomOfLife 20:25, May 10, 2005 (UTC) ::Is done. User:rlongstaff 21:25, May 15 2005 (UTC)
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