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Judge Judy - Wikipedia. This article is about the court show. For the eponymous star of this court show, see Judy Sheindlin. Judge Judy is a long- running American arbitration- based reality court show presided over by Judge Judy Sheindlin, a retired Manhattanfamily court judge.[3] The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real- life small claim disputes within a simulated courtroom set.[4] 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 1. Only two other arbitration- based reality court shows preceded it, The People's Court (its first life canceled in 1.

Jones & Jury (lasting only the 1. Sheindlin has been credited with introducing the "tough" adjudicating approach into the judicial genre, which has led to several imitators.[6] The only 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. Thus Sheindlin's span as a television jurist or arbitrator has lasted longer than any other—a distinction that rewarded her a place in the Guinness World Records in September 2. With no cancellations or temporary endings in its series run, Judge Judy also enjoys the longest- lasting individual production life of any court show.[7][8]By 2.

Judge Judy had been nominated 1. Daytime Emmy Awards without ever winning.[9][1. Judge Judy won its first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program in 2.

It is the first long- running, highly rated court show to win an Emmy. Since its premiere, Judge Judy has gained enormous popularity and has led the ratings in courtroom programming in the United States.[1. The show was also the highest- rated daytime television program from its 3rd (1.

After that, the show lost this title but regained it by its 1. For its 1. 6th season (2. It regained the position as leader in all of syndication for its 1. On March 2, 2. 01.

Sheindlin and CBS Television Distribution extended their contract by four years, keeping it on the air at least until completion of the 2. The court show's 2. Monday, September 1. Court show background[edit]Origins[edit]Sheindlin's pre- court show reputation as one of the toughest family court judges in the country was the topic of a Los Angeles Times article in February 1. On May 2. 1, 1. 99.

Joseph Wapner was released from The People's Court. Sheindlin called up the program and said, "You know, if he doesn't want to do this show any more, I can do it." The receptionist snapped, "Are you crazy, lady?" and hung up.[1. The Los Angeles Times article on Sheindlin caught the attention of 6. Minutes, which aired a segment on her on October 2. The segment brought her national recognition and first led to an offer for her to write her own book. Sheindlin accepted the book offer, writing Don't Pee On My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining. In 1. 99. 5 two former People's Court producers, Kaye Switzer and Sandi Spreckman, asked Sheindlin if she would like to preside over her own courtroom series,[2.

Sheindlin and her producers originally wanted the show title to be "Her Honor" but the production company, Big Ticket Television, decided on calling it "Hot Bench",[2. Hot Bench With Judge Judy" for some time prior to the show's début.[2.

However, Big Ticket ultimately decided on "Judge Judy".[2. Petri Hawkins- Byrd, the court show's bailiff, was also Sheindlin's bailiff throughout her career in the Manhattan Family Court system.

When Byrd found out about Sheindlin's show, he sent her a congratulatory letter, stating, "If you ever need a bailiff, I still look good in uniform." She phoned Byrd at his home in California to accept his offer and he has been the show's bailiff since its debut. Byrd is the longest- running bailiff in courtroom programming history. Sheindlin has stated that the show's producers desired different individuals for the role, but she refused. Sheindlin appeared again on 6. Minutes on April 3. During the interview, Sheindlin stated: I have a contract with the company to do the program through the 2. Watch Green Flash Online Etonline.

At that point, we will have produced this program for 1. Right now, I would be satisfied with a good 1. I think that would really be phenomenal. It would be lovely if we could end on a high note and for me to say "1. I still had people watching and I had a second career that was a blast."[2.

On September 1. 4, 2. Sheindlin began celebrating her 2. Judge Judy. The program is the first in the court show genre to make it to 2. Her distinction as television's longest serving judge or arbitrator rewarded Sheindlin a place in the Guinness World Records on September 1.

On- air format[edit]Each episode of Judge Judy begins with an introductory preview of the main case, sensationalizing various moments of the case with dramatic music, voice- over commentary, graphics, etc. This is followed by the show's opening music video. At the beginning of each court proceeding, information regarding who is suing whom and what for is revealed originally by voice- over artist Michael Stull, who was later replaced by the show's current voice- over artist Jerry Bishop. Sheindlin typically begins each case by questioning the parties as to dates, times, locations and other facts central to the lawsuit. Monopolizing the discourse throughout the cases, Sheindlin will sometimes only listen to bits and pieces of each of the testimonies as she is quick to reply and tends to disallow responses that are not concise or made during her desire to speak.[2. Sometimes, however, Sheindlin will allow one or both of the opposing litigants to recount the entirety of their testimony.

While delivering their testimony, litigants are not allowed to hesitate and must maintain fixed eye contact with Sheindlin at all times. Further, litigants are not allowed to speak out of turn or talk to each other. Small children who do not testify are usually removed from the court room at the start of the litigation, and unruly co- litigants and witnesses (and once an observer who was using his cell phone) are ejected for disobeying the judge. Like most modern court shows, cases on Judge Judy imitate small claims court cases in which civil trials (non- criminal cases) are heard and ruled on. Typically Sheindlin handles cases among former lovers, disputing neighbors, or family and friend relations.[2. Disputes generally revolve around issues such as broken engagements, unpaid personal loans, contract breaches, personal injuries from other litigants or their pets, minor property damages (e.

As is standard practice in small claims court and most reality court shows alike, Judge Judy proceedings operate in the form of a bench trial (as opposed to its more common counterpart, the jury trial). Moreover, lawyers are not present and litigants must defend themselves.[2.

When the show goes into the first two commercial breaks, the voice- over sounds, stating "Judge Judy continues in a moment", followed by a preview of the remainder of the ongoing case, sometimes along with the following case, is typically shown. When the show comes out of the first two commercial breaks, the voice- over sounds, stating "Real cases, Real people, Judge Judy", followed by a verbal recap of the ongoing case.

When the show comes out of the last commercial break, the voice- over sounds again, this time providing the show's telephone number and website to submit cases.[4] Generally each show presents two cases, but infrequently, an episode will present a single long case, three shorter ones, or even four shorter ones. After expressing her views of the circumstances and behaviors of the litigants with regards to their testimonies, Sheindlin renders the judgment either by finding for the plaintiff (typically with the statement, "Judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of x dollars.

That's all."), by dismissing the case, or by dismissing the case specifically without prejudice.

Watch Formula One live online and on TVSebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Reuters. Lewis Hamilton stole the headlines on Saturday, May 1. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by five- hundredths of a second to claim pole position, the 6. Spanish Grand Prix. The Brit had a disappointing race in Russia, which saw him finish fourth and he will be looking to make the most of his pole position in Spain as he looks to gain more points and take control of the drivers' championship. While it was the regulars in Hamilton, Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Raikkonen who finished in the top four, there was an inspired performance from the home favourite as Fernando Alonso managed to qualify for the seventh position. The Spaniard has been struggling a lot with his Mc.

Laren car and after not yet completing a race this season, he will be hoping that his seventh place finish can get him his first points of the season. Also read: Formula One to ditch turbo hybrid power units and bring back noisier engines by 2. I felt confident. We knew we needed to put a perfect lap together and today was one of those days when everything went our way.

I have a good feeling for tomorrow. Some weekends everything start wrong and then go right and I had that feeling yesterday and I feel tomorrow everything will be OK," The Guardian quoted Alonso as saying. After that poor showing in Russia, Hamilton felt that the team has taken a strong step forward and said his car is in a much better shape than in the last race. The three- time champion is expecting a tough race and his time of 1min 1.

Q3,  his only lap, was enough to claim a top spot. Check out the highlights from the 2. Spanish Grand Prix qualifying. "It is going to be a tough race. You see how close it is between us and it is a long run down to turn one, so a good start is important. We have worked hard on them. Positioning can help a lot here and being on the clean side of the grid is usually an advantage and then the race will be about looking after the tyres," Hamilton said.

As for Vettel, the fact that the German even took part in qualifying yesterday was a big deal as his Ferrari car had a water leak after final practice session and they had to quickly to fit a new engine to his car. He still managed to put up a decent time in qualifying and is now hoping for a perfect start as he looks to maintain his lead in the drivers' championship points standing. The Red Bull cars once again qualified in fifth and sixth with last year's Spanish Grand Prix winner Max Verstappen ahead of his teammate Daniel Ricciardo. The two Red Bulls have always qualified behind the top four this season and with teams making a lot of upgrades ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix, they will be hoping for a better finish this time around. Williams Felipe Massa continued his consistent performance this season in Formula One as he once again managed a top ten finish. The former Ferrari driver qualified in ninth position, splitting the Force India team of Sergio Perez in eighth and Esteban Ocon in tenth.

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