Judge Judy Does Not Negotiate!

I like the show. I wish it didn't have the $5000 limit.

Though I do suspect Judy is getting rather lazy. Too often she throws out the case because the grubby participants are sufficiently rewarded by being given transport and accommodation for the LA studio taping.

Can someone describe her viewership? I don't understand the appeal.

The appeal is that she sees things clearly.

She gets to the facts quickly by stripping away the complainers' emotional baggage.

She is used to dealing with shysters and crooks.

It's not like she's hungry for a job, so why permit negotiations?

I would love to see someone get the better of Judge Judy in a court case.

I like her, although I haven't seen her show in years. She's fair to the gays. UNLIKE "Judge Joe Brown", who I don't watch, but caught a clip of a case where he made homophobic remarks during a case.

I've been a fan for years but I have noticed that recently she betrays a bias to good-looking men.

I seem to remember that when asked if she believed Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky thing, I think she replied

[quote] Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.

Years ago I worked in eastern Queens with a lot of women from Long Island who reminded me of Judge Judy (who is from Brooklyn): smart, no-nonsense, focused, hard-working, and pretty funny. They were ideal co-workers, and I wish I could have them as a floating staff who followed me from job to job.

r8 I bet she believes Trump

Then you don't know her at all, R10. She sees through Trump like cheesecloth.

She spoke highly of Trump early on. She has a gazillion dollars and is Republican, albeit in the more old-school way.

I watch her show if I'm home when it's on. She often makes snap judgments for the sake of good TV versus actually listening to the cases. It's entertaining but usually not really based in reality.

R8 is an anti-Dem troll. In fact, I believe R8 will find a way to post anti-Dem stuff on just about any thread.

She was the same way when she was a family court judge in NY r12. I watched the 1994 60 minuets interview that got her national attention and she hasn’t changed a bit.

Because she tapes a bunch of shows at once in blocks it’s better to have a case before her at the beginning of the day.

More than anything she hates liars. I would love to see Trump in her courtroom. She would throw him out, but only after making him look like a fool.

r15 She hates liars she disagrees with

God I love her. She is still sharp as a tack and yo aint gunna git nuthin past her.

Her lovers are black, and yes she does take it up the keester.

SHE ROCKS

R5, it actually happened once. She accused the defendant of being a pimp and he said and I'm paraphrasing " that would make the plaintiff a prostitute then." She immediately said she would dismiss the case without prejudice and he could argue this in another court. She got served!

The $5000 limit is based on New York small claims courts, under whose rules she operates. Notice the flag of NY in the courtroom.

It works like this: You have a small claims case. You and the other party (either plaintiff or defendant can initiate it) agree to withdraw your court filing in exchange for appearing on her show. It becomes binding arbitration with Judy as the arbitrator.

Whatever the decision, the show pays the winner. So it is a win-win for all involved. If you win, you collect. If you lose, you do not pay. And the show spends no more than $5000 per case, plus expenses for on-screen talent. It is a cash cow.

r19 Wouldn't it be 10,000, 5K per participant and +/- whatever the judgement is?

She did speak highly of Trump early on, which makes sense in that they are both NYC based media personalities that aren't really part of NYC society. I don't know how she feels about him now. But, he should have convinced her to be his chief of staff, because I'm sure she would have had everything running smoothly, and she would have taken away his twitter, and told him "We're not doing that, it's stupid" whenever he came up with something crazy. I have a feeling that she is just the sort of person he would listen to and be afraid of.

I have no doubt she supports Trump but she's also smart enough to know hanging around Trump ruins her no bullshit image.

R22 That's kind of what I was trying to get at in R21, she seems like the only person who could both support him AND wouldn't be afraid to call him out on his bullshit. I think that is ONE of the major problems with his presidency so far, there is really no one in the administration with the backbone to call him on the bullshit, because they are afraid of him. But, I worked for a boss that was similar to Trump, in personality, and I learned you don't gain their respect by being a yes man, I earned my boss' respect precisely because I stood up to him and called him on his bullshit when others didn't.

People who like her, phil and oz are what is wrong with our democracy. Judy is not practicing the law at all, she just yells at people. Sadly, most of her audience probably should be taught the law, so they know there rights, and also how to be law abiding, respectful citizens. Judy does not behave like a law abiding, respectful citizen.

R24 A lot of judges act just like her, everyday, because most of them see their courtroom as their little kingdom.

R19 She dismissing more and more of the trivial cases so she doesn't have to pay the winner.

She says providing accommodation for defendant, plaintiff and the witnesses is too much.

R19 ~ I've known that's how it operates on that show for years, and STILL I find it amazing how much a defendant will FIGHT to win/at least not lose. I wonder if the handlers backstage psyche them out, like, "Remember....10 million people will see you fall flat on your ass out there...you should try to win!"

It's only every once in a while I see the defendant pretty much just cave.

She been pretty wacked out over the past few years. She's showing a lot of prejudice and bias, and she really has no clue what it's like to live from paycheck to paycheck, struggling to care for yourself or for a family. She really treats people horribly who don't deserve to be the object of her wrath. She's had someone picking up the tab since the day she was born, and has never lacked for anything, and obviously never will.

What does she do with all that money?

Judge Judy won't matter in the culture wars that are going on now. She's not a narcissist, but she is arrogant af. She hasn't helped us gays advance our cause, or at least give voice to it. I mean, as long as she has her 50 million for her and her brood fuck everyone else. Major creepo, that asshole.

R29 She spoke out for gay marriage and performed same-sex ceremonies when most politicians, Dem as well as Rep, were still saying that marriage was between one man and one woman.

I love Judge Judy. She is a national treasure. After such a long career of listening to bullshit she's absolutely sick of the people who are full of shit like some of the nitwits posting in this thread. More of Judy and less of bullshit.

I would love to see her go head-to-head with Trump and make rags of him. She can't stand narcissism, lying and bullshit and we all know Trump can't even help himself. She would go over him like a steamroller. I would pay to see that.

R29 No shit Sherlock

Her dad was my dentist from when I was about 8 until 15. Lovely man. He gave me a fantastic set of teeth and was proud of his work.

This is the only current TV show I watch ... religiously. Her fact finding ways is the most rewarding part of the show. And her undeniable pro-gay attitude and the no BS attitude is simply apploudable, If she likes Trump or not, or understand the pay check to pay check unfortunates (who usually vote for Trump alikes anyhow) does not interest me a bit. Stop judging others by your own political convictions.

I want her to run against him. She may be the only one left who could call him and his ilk on their bullshit.

[quote] A lot of judges act just like her, everyday, because most of them see their courtroom as their little kingdom.

I was called for jury duty in 1994 and sat through interviews for a case on which the judge was the guy who’d written Carlito’s Way or something. The guy was such a mega asshole, interrupting the interviews and barking at potential jurors and the lawyers. I thought it was pretty embarrassing that he would behave that way m, but he clearly felt very important.

So many uninformed on this thread. Judge Judy is filmed in Los Angeles for starters. At the Bronson Studios on Sunset.

The show manages to get cases before Judy by providing all expenses paid 2 day trip to LA. And the show pays off the plaintiff's complaint.

The defendant participates because the show pays any monies due to the plaintiff. Its win/win for participants.

So what you see on TV is all for show. Whether Judy rules for the plantiff, the defendant or the case is thrown out of court, its all BS. The plaintiff already knows he'll receive his money and the defendant already knows he's off the hook

Its Hollywood!

R37 Thank you for keeping us informed.

Can you tell us how many cases she films every day? I heard she lives in 2 houses in Long Island AND St Petersburg Florida.

Do you know why she sometimes goes into the backroom and telephones a witness for information. Do they plan those calls beforehand?

Sometimes she adjourns a case —because information is lacking— and then reconvenes it. That sounds vey messy!

Why doesn't she allow hearsay? Other courts allow it.

How many support staff does she have behind the scenes?

She was made for Fox News. She's a Republican. She hates welfare, feminism, the works. She's a blowhard bully with a fake show. Nancy Grace with a bad facelift.

The woman is a font of common sense and her attitude is that of a woman with a work ethic.

Her show just isn't as interesting and varied as it used to be. Now it's mainly Pitt Bull cases and people that moved out and owe money or want a deposit back. She's incredibly smart and in the old days I would just marvel at her ability to see through someone's bullshit.

But I no longer enjoy the show because the cases are so mundane. She also seems a lot crankier than she used to be.

[quote]the no BS attitude is simply apploudable

Indeed.

[quote]If she likes Trump or not, or understand the pay check to pay check unfortunates (who usually vote for Trump alikes anyhow) does not interest me a bit. Stop judging others by your own political convictions.

I mean, that's the whole problem, isn't it? Too many Americans care about their shitty TV and not about how millionaires like Judy use their money to fund politicians who want to take away your rights, or use their influence to push a right-wing view of the world marketed as "common sense."

She's old school about it, very 1980s, so I guess a lot of people don't notice it anymore, even though it should be pretty obvious.

She says "no heresay" all the time, but lets it slide the next minute. She also likes to berate people who have researched the law in their cases and seem well-prepared. She'll ask something like "Where did you go to law school?" in a demeaning manner. I wish an actual lawyer would be one of the parties and answer something like "Harvard. Where did you go?"

I think genuine Harvard scammers wouldn't get involved with small-time $5000 scams.

r43

really? I've never heard her allow hearsay... it's definitely one of her buttons

How is it a win for the claimant?

Sure they get the money they owned, but wouldn't they be the case if it wasn't on Judge Judy. And whilst they get an all expenses paid trip, they get all there so that they can put their case out there. So they don't get anything bare the money they are owned.

It's a win for the defendant because they don't have to put their hand in their pocket for the money they owe someone else.

And it's a very big win for the producers including Judy Judy - very minimal spend for the co-talent (plaintiffs and defendants), who, without them, Judge Judy would have nothing to get worked up about.

R43, those never end well. Judge Milian from Peoples Court tried a case from a law school student. This was the result. Balls cut off on national TV.

She does allow hearsay every once and awhile. I have a feeling that she reads the litigants’ statements and has decided the case before they even enter the courtroom. I agree with R47, she is not impressed with lawyers who show up in her courtroom. She told one lawyer who was in front of her that, “Any lawyer who would represent themselves has a fool for a client.”

I really wonder what her houses look like. I bet she has an over-the-top Empire style like Joan Rivers did. She was a friend of Joan’s and also, apparently, Florence Henderson. Judy spoke at Florence’s memorial service.

R48 You say she may reads the litigants’ statements and 'decides the case before entering the courtroom'.

I wonder if there is an army of assistants working behind the scenes to help make those decisions.

R49 Yes there are. I knew a NYU Law student involved in the backroom workings

R50, how does a NYU law student go to film three days every other week in LA?

If you'll notice, when the plaintiffs and defendants send material up, it's often highlighted. All documents are filed and looked at by the Judges beforehand. If there is something really out of left field, you almost certainly would never see the episode on TV.

R52: Right. She has stated she thinks she's a moral compass, who tries to shame people to do the right thing. I haven't watched in years, but she really doesn't seem to care about potential shades of grey in any case; she declares black and white, and proceeds accordingly. It heartens me to hear about the incident up-thread where the "pimp" shut her ass down lol. These court shows are just more reality TV and speak to the gullibility of the American people. Another symptom of having no real national public broadcaster with quality programming, we just get shit.

R37, as for being "uninformed," the show is not "filmed." First it was done on Video Tape and now irecorded digitally.

R33 Ocean Avenue office is still a dental office.

R53, no one ever shut her down at least that we have been allowed to see. The production company is very protective of their big money investment. If there's anything that makes her look bad, like someone introducing evidence that makes her judgement incorrect, or someone getting in a last word, they'd never show it.

She's had too much work on her eyes. Watch closely, they don't move with each other. Too tight.

R56: I was just referencing R18's post. R18, was that ever aired? Or was that in an un-aired arbitration?

Her staff reviews cases filed around the country then contacts involved parties and tries to get them to appear on the show. So blame them for the mundane stories.

Every thing is predetermined before the show even begins "taping" (tedious motherfucker). So its a big phoney show.

The people court always seems more "real" compared to judge Judy. Yes im aware Milan decides how she's going to rule before the show is taped but to me it seems the people court is more focused on the cases and Judge Judy is choreographed so Jude can just embarrass and yell at people.

R53 You say the plaintiffs and defendants material up is often 'highlighted'.

I believe those shots are done afterwards. I really don't think there is a camera looking over Judy's shoulder.

We never see what's on her desk; I wouldn't be surprised if her assistants have prepared 'cheat sheets' for her.

R61, there is a camera directly behind her that gets those shots. It's not logical that you would see her hands flipping the highlighted sheets in a cut in. In fact, sometimes you see her following the highlighted sections with her fingers.

I love her. If I were a judge I would be like her. I like how she puts her index and middle fingers up to her eyes and says don't look away look here. I love how she bangs her pen on the bench when someone doesn't directly answer the question she asked .

No nonsense. No bullshit. She ain't afraid of no one. Her personality is the antithesis of the sweet collar she wears that looks like a doily

R24, she's practicing logical reasoning. They start u off with the LSAT.

Her staff contacted my nephew regarding a case in which he was the defendant. He shot a neighbors dog, the owner of which allowed the pitbull to roam the community on its own, terrorizing other pets and small children. After a few weeks and several phone calls to the do-nothing police, the dog wandered into my nephews yard and found out what buckshot feels like. The neighbor had the gall to sue for $1000 vet fees. Nephew was all for the trip to Hollywood, but the neighbor couldn't make the trip due to her "special needs" child.

[quote]What does she do with all that money?

She buys a 155-foot super yacht of course. Damn that show pays well.

It's called the The Triumphant Lady

And prances around in a white bikini at age 75. Can you imagine if a daddy on the DL did that what the comments would be?

Regarding the highlighting of the documents, that’s done via post-editing graphics to show you, the viewer, what she is looking at and/or reading that’s relevant. In fact, I often pause it at the first sign of a document so I can read the whole thing (or at least what I can see) and the highlighting is not only not there, it “moves” depending on where she’s reading.

On the old Jumped The Shark forum a lawyer wrote that he did family law and had her as a judge more than once and said that she treated everyone like shit and if you were a lawyer she personally disliked she would throw the case out just to force you to start all over again.

R51 Prpe work was done in NY in the summer

[quote]How is it a win for the claimant? Sure they get the money they owned, but wouldn't they be the case if it wasn't on Judge Judy.

They are guaranteed receipt of the money because the show pays it. Winning the case is often the easiest part. Collecting the judgment is another matter.

R71 Judy has developed a habit over the past 5 years of allowing NOBODY to 'win the case'.

She dismisses the case because she doesn't want to pay out extra money.

Except there are far more cases that are "won" than not. Watch one week of the show and you'll see that.

R1, she also throws out cases when she suspects the two parties are in cahoots for a payday.

She’s really good at what she does.

I used to not like her, now I really like her.

You guys are confusing me. They get paid to appear on the show and if they lose it's deducted from that pay and added onto the winning party, correct?

Judy in drag

Seriously - how can anyone watch this crap? Let alone declare they ‘love her!’ -

What is wrong with you?

She’s a fucking self righteous bully - and that she’s actually a judge is really hard to believe.

If I think about different levels of Hell - then being forced to watch her shows repeatedly would qualify. She’s horrible!

I think if you are the claimant, in addition to getting the money you are rightfully owed, you should also get an appearance few for being 'talent'.

Judy Judy is really making out like a bandit.

[quote]You guys are confusing me. They get paid to appear on the show and if they lose it's deducted from that pay and added onto the winning party, correct?

No. The way all those court shows work is this: If they think your case or you might be good entertainment for television, they contact you and offer to fly you out for the filming. Both parties agree to legally drop the case before the show and let the TV judge make a TV decision. In return, both parties get a free ticket to LA or NYC wherever its filmed, paid hotel, and a performance fee. Something like $500.

So if you lose, you got a free mini vacation and 500 (give or take) dollars in your pocket. If you win, the show actually is the one that pays you the money, not the losing party. So that's why the Actor / Judge doesn't like to rule in favor of high dollar amounts. And its a sweet deal if you are the one being sued because no matter what happens, you pay nothing and walk away with a performance fee.

5,000 is the maximum you can get in small claims court. But it's chump change compared to what they are paying Judge Judy every episode.

It was reported in October 2013 that she is the highest-paid TV star, earning $47 million per year for Judge Judy, which translates into just over $900,000 per workday (she works 52 days per year).

Actually, Judge Judy regularly gives out $5,000, especially to claimants when the defendants are outright nasty. Judge Milian on People's Court is far more frugal with her judgements, which make sense considering she makes way less money than JJ and her show doesn't have the budget. You can often hear her saying she is unable to award damages, fees, etc. and she almost never gives out the maximum. Judge Mathis told a woman who had been cheated on "I'm really trying to get you some money but you're making it hard on me."

The claimant's award does not come out of the TV judge's personal salary. The show pays. It's not like JJ or any other TV judge would make $5000 less for awarding a claimant, so to suggest the judges are stingy with the awards to keep the money for themselves is ridiculous.

Courts routinely dismiss cases or award less than a claimant is trying to get (people very often sue for a lot more than they're really entitled to, especially outside of small claims).

From my experience, these TV judges accurately reflect how claimants are rewarded or cases dismissed.

R81, the suggestion was not made so the judges would keep the money but because some of these shows have less of a budget. Certainly the differences between the maximum judgements on JJ and PC seems large.

R7 So does the DataLounge!

It doesn't matter if Judy grants 1$ or 5000$ to the claimant on air. The claimant receives whatever he requested in his original filing despite what Judy may say on air . ALL CLAIMANTS. Its part of the contract to appear. The defendant pays nothing to the claimant Nothing

The show is for show. All the BS about throwing cases out is BS. Everybody wins.

Awarding the claims is a very small part of the budget r82. Any suggestion that the judge or the show would try to avoid paying claims due to their budget, is stupid. Claims don't get awarded because the claimant is not entitled to it, in the judge's ruling. Simple as that. As far as the TV court shows are concerned, I believe r84 above. ^

[quote]It doesn't matter if Judy grants 1$ or 5000$ to the claimant on air. The claimant receives whatever he requested in his original filing despite what Judy may say on air .

I would like to see proof of this because I've never heard it before.

Well?

I like Marilyn Milian a lot more.

Extras are also instructed to appear as if they are having discussions with each other before and after each case, so the bailiff may make such announcements as "Order! All rise."[31]

The award limit on Judge Judy, as on most "syndi-court" shows (and most small claims courts in the U.S.), is $5,000. The award for each judgment is paid by the producers of the show from a fund reserved for the purpose.[34] Sheindlin rules by either A.) issuing a verdict of a specific dollar amount (not always in the full amount of what is requested and rarely if ever in excess of what is requested even if she believes complainants are deserving of more) or B.) by dismissing the lawsuit altogether. When ruled on in these manners, cases cannot be refiled or retried elsewhere. However, if Sheindlin specifically dismisses the lawsuit "without prejudice", that lawsuit may be refiled and retried in another forum. In some instances, Sheindlin has dismissed cases without prejudice deliberately so that complainants pursue defendants in an actual court of law so that the defendants themselves are held financially accountable, this as opposed to the show. In such cases, Sheindlin has expressed particular aversion to the defendants in question.[35] Further, Sheindlin has dismissed cases without prejudice when she has suspected both the plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) of conspiring together just to gain monetary rewards from the program.[35]

Both the plaintiff(s) and the defendant(s) also receive an appearance fee. The appearance fee amount has varied as between different litigants of the show: certain litigants have reported receiving a $500 appearance fee while others have reported receiving $100, and others $250.[36][37] In addition to the appearance fee amount, litigants are paid $35 a day by the show.[37] The litigants' stay lasts for the number of days that the show does taping for that week, which is two or three days. [38] In addition, the airfare (or other means of travel) and hotel expenses of the litigants and their witnesses are covered by the show, and the experience is generally treated as an all-expense-paid vacation outside of the actual court case.[37] If there is an exchange of property, Sheindlin signs an order, and a sheriff or marshal oversees the exchange.[39] Sheindlin sees only a half-page complaint and a defense response prior to the taping of the cases, sometimes only moments before.[40] Most of the cases, not including any footage deleted to meet the time constraints of the show, usually last anywhere from twelve to forty-five minutes.[41][42]

Judge Judy, like most court programs, is inexpensive to produce and thus creates considerable income. A budget for a week's worth of Judge Judy episodes is half the cost of a single network sitcom episode.[43]

[quote]It doesn't matter if Judy grants 1$ or 5000$ to the claimant on air.

Oh, dear!!

R89, are you responding to T86’s question? Because nothing in tbaf article makes mention of what R84 is claiming.

R91: I was trying to clear up any misconceptions about how these arbitration shows work. It is strange that Wikipedia doesn't seem to answer whether the show pays off the judgement to get parties to drop the case and go to her arbitration BDSM session, or if the show pays what she barks out in her judgement. Oh well.

Gotcha R92.

R93, I’ve always been under the impression that they aren’t guaranteed anything other than travel and a small fee. If they’d already gotten all of their money before appearing, why would people seemed so pissed when she dismisses parts of their claims. It appears to be that the litigants agree to binding arbitration.

Tony, I have beard—and cannot confirm this—that the $5,000 is a pot (or, as the producers put it, “a fund set aside for that purpose.”

I sue you for invading my safe space while I had my binky for $2,500. I am successful: you get 2,500 and I get 2,500 totaling $5,000 (“the fund”). If my claim is dismissed, you get the whole pot. So the defendant has an incentive to A) obey Judge Judy; B) present their best case, because the plaintiff could get the entire $5,000, leaving you with nothing.

Again, I cannot confirm this, but have heard this for a few years on different boards.

R90. I'm European. So shoot me.

I mostly like JJ, except for two factors:

1) She’s gotten into the habit of not making her ruling clear when she leaves the bench.

2) How many years and how much fucking money and she can’t get the stupid lace collar of her robe even?

How much does the bailiff make?

$15.75 an hour, and all the craft services tacos he can eat, Rose.

[quote]I've been a fan for years but I have noticed that recently she betrays a bias to good-looking men.

So she's a DLer.

It is fake. There is no legal merit to the show. People do it for a free vacation. If the show decides in your favor, the show pays it.

I do not understand why people are so bamboozled by this show?

Bailiff Byrd is getting sloppy too.

He's bored out of his mind staring at the witnesses' documents and very frustrated.

Wonder how much Byrd is being paid. If he dies, will she continue the show?

Does Judge Judy's pussy stink?

Oh r104, that thing closed up decades ago.

I have to say I hate Byrd. I can't stand his attitude and the fact that he makes tons of money to stand there and do crossword puzzles. I can't believe she allows it.

R106 Judy needs Byrd for PC reasons.

Because two-thirds of those plaintiffs and defendants are Negroes.

Judge Mablean had a really hot bailiff for a couple of years and then he left. Any ideas why?

My sister is a lawyer and when the show started she loved it. She said it really shows what a courtroom is like in that the judge sometimes misses the point, sometimes does not seem to hear what is being said, the litigants often do not understand what the actual issue is.

Have not talked to her about it in the years since.

Used to love JJ and her no- bullshit attitude. Wished she ran for president. But the truth is she makes so much damn $$$ , why would she need the hassle? Also, she may have of approved of DJT's politics' but no way in hell She's ever get mixed up with his administration: he's up to his eyeballs in illegal shit and everyone in New York knows it. Agreed She's gotten more cranky and cantankerous in her later years.

Another big fan of JJ and her no-bullshit attitude. Cutting through chaos and nonsense is a necessary skill to have these days.

In my experience over the years there are two groups of JJ haters: misogynists and those landing somewhere on the antisocial scale. The misogynists can't stand for a woman to be loud much less in power anywhere. The sociopaths feel like they are being peeled alive when witnessing someone like JJ mowing down chaos, nonsense, BS and lies.

We all know it's a TV production and how people get paid. The people tune in to witness idiots being blown apart by that crotchety old thang. We need a hundred more of her in everyday life.

Listen you bitches, there is no fund or dismissal of cases, etc. Its all for show. The plaintiff -win, lose or "dismissal"- receives the total amount in his claim. The defendant is always off the hook

How else do you think they get people to appear? Airfare and two days at a shitty hotel in LA aren't going to do it.

So as stated above the show has no merit which means its as phoney as Jerry Springer. Its made for the ignorant masses and Judy is a near billionaire from this scam.

Its entertainment. Fine. But don't hold up Carny Judy as some pillar of the Court.

I don't if Judge Judy has assistants helping prep her for the cases, I doubt it. She definitely has production staff teeing up the plaintiffs and defendants for her. For example both parties are coached to interrupt proceedings if they think what is being said by the other r party is wrong. This gives Judge Judy a chance to flex her muscles.

Production staff will often alter the written complaints to make for a more interesting case. The participants are given the option signing the complaint as edited or not appearing on the show.

Both the People's Court and Judge Judy are my guilty pleasures. I don't like the other court TV shows. PC and JJ are fast paced with short cases. It's a nice break from what may be causing me stress at home or work. Really just how many women lend their boyfriends to two weeks money? How many people buy a used car without understanding "as is" or having it checked out by a mechanic? On the People's Court it seems both tenants and landlords are the scum of the earth in NYC.

I agree with the poster who says she can be WAY easier on defendants who are better looking males (usually only if they are well mannered too). She's far less likely to raise her voice and take pot-shots against them if they are hot. If the defendant is a handsome male she will often grill the plaintiff much harder too, especially if it's a female or an ex.

JJ began in family court and that's where she's by far the best. She knows the laws and she knows the psychology of the litigants. She's amazingly straightforward and consistent on those cases because she understands them so much better. On the other hand MM from PC has a family background in construction and that's why cases that have anything to do with maintenance or property damages, she's always one step ahead of everyone else. Those are where both of those two judges do their best work, by far. JJ saw all the cases brought by a woman against her ex-husband and yelled at her for taking up the court's time with frivolous lawsuits and warned that judges will eventually see what she's doing and they'll respond. In the hallway, the beleaguered ex-husband said that JJ took only 15 minutes to decide what the other courts had been dragging their feet on for ten years. MM always asks things like "it cost you $650 to do that? That's a $100 job" or "why did draw up these plans when you knew the foundation was unsafe?" or "you needed to put some paint in the patching plaster so it would sort of look like it matched."

[quote]In the hallway, the beleaguered ex-husband said that JJ took only 15 minutes to decide what the other courts had been dragging their feet on for ten years.

In one episode, there was a man making a claim that some relatives had stolen from him. I think they made cabinets or something. The defendants called him liar and everything else in the book, and JJ appeared sympathetic to the defendants. But the plaintiff was insistent, and I think this captured JJ's attention. She asked one of the defendants' relatives, sitting behind them, to step up the mic and for everyone else to shut up. She grilled this guy, who finally admitted that they needed money so badly that they had gone to AZ to work at the time. JJ turned to the plaintiff and said "Now I believe you."

I would love to see her in action in a real court.

R116, this is as close as you'll get to seeing her in action. You can see nothing has changed. As 60 Minutes notes, justice is also swift in the number of cases she heard each year.

R111: Good god, are you full of shit! I do not like her, so I'm a sociopath? Put down the freshman psych book and go to bed little boy!

I've noticed she always chastises a caucasian defendant's poor English (not misunderstanding/mispronouncing a word, but stuff like "I done" instead of "I did"), but I have never heard her correct a minority's. EVER.

R119, then you haven’t watched her enough. She corrects people all the time, regardless of their race, gender, age or whatever.

Yes, R120, I have-you haven't been paying attention. Once I noticed it-I couldn't NOT notice it.

R120: Oh don't bother. White whiner gonna white whine.

Judy was made for Fox News. She's a Right-wing blowhard.

[quote] I don't if Judge Judy has assistants helping prep her for the cases

Honey, the show is fake. The show pays the judgement.

Scam artist Sheindlin is what it should be called. What the fuck is wrong will people? This is not the legal system.

The people tune in to witness idiots being blown apart by that crotchety old thang. We need a hundred more of her in everyday life.

Exactly, wish we could clone her.

R118, I'd lay money on it now that you've shown your ass like that. I said in MY experience. You know as in my observation, as in what I've witnessed with my own eyes.

Maybe you're on the scale and aren't aware, or something similar. Or maybe you're just a raging asshole.

Either way it should feel the same when you fuck off.

R127: Oh it's the "you're on the spectrum" troll. You're really boring! And for a parting gift, here's exactly what boring comments from right-wing slimballs like you deserve...

R125 - it's binding arbitration which is different from small claims or civil court. i don't arbitrators are like Jude Judy but if you have ever been involved in having a dispute settled by binding arbitration it is different than going to court. Even though we refer to the judge on both PC and JJ they are actually playing the role of arbitrator.

what most people seem to forget is this isn't bring cameras into the court room but creating a court room for entertainment purposes.

[quote]R7 I've been a fan for years but I have noticed that recently she betrays a bias to good-looking men.

whore

R128 you fool, careen on. But thanks for the gif!

Does Jutes do anal?

No, but she pegs her husband on a regular basis.

I've heard her say very clearly on several occasions that the claimants signed a document agreeing to binding arbitration and this is the binding arbitration.

No one disputes that it's an arbitration.

Judy Sheindlin is a SHAM. If you like her, you are:

*Bamboozled

*A Racist

*Anti-Democracy.

* A Person who loathes yourself.

*ALL of the ABOVE.

Judge Judy for Supreme Court Justice

I would love to see Ruth Bader Ginsberg's face if someone said to her that Judge Judy would join SCOTUS.