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{{quote|''Real cases. Real people. Judge Judy.''}}

Thus begins the most popular judge show in recent history. ''[[Judge Judy]]'' can be summed up in one sentence: "What if the [[Mediator]] persona was a real person?"

''Judge Judy'' focuses on the courtroom of Judge Judith Sheindlin, an experienced family-court judge who brings her extreme pithiness to everyday cases involving [[Point and Laugh Show|some of the worst human garbage]] this side of ''[[Jerry Springer]]''. One can only watch and wonder, "where did they ''find'' these people?" The standard episode sees Judy evaluating the testimony of both litigants, interspersed with her own biting comments as needed, determining which has the better case and why, and then issuing a ruling. After the case, the litigants have a chance to speak to the camera and comment on how justice was, or was not, served.

Note that Ms. Sheindlin is not actually acting as a judge and the show is filmed on a set, not in a courtroom. The guy in front of her (Petri Hawkins-Byrd, better known as simply "Byrd") is a [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Petri_Hawkins:Petri Hawkins-Byrd |former New York City Court Bailiff]], not a police officer, and the "public gallery" is filled by [[Money, Dear Boy|paid extras]]. She is actually acting as an arbiter (a third party whose decision both parties in the dispute agree to abide by). Both "litigants" will be paid; Judy is determining the balance of the two.

[[Follow the Leader|Spawned a whole bunch of judge shows]], including one created by Sheindlin herself called ''Hot Bench'' (featuring a three-judge panel instead of just one judge); however, it was not the originator of the judge show, as [[Rain Man|Raymond Babbit]] [[The PeoplesPeople's Court (TV)|would tell you.]]

* [[Can't Get Away Withwith Nuthin']]: In one case involving a 20 year old who got caught the first time he used a fake ID, Judge Judy lampshades this by calling him "the unluckiest person on Earth."

** "That's all." or "We're done." (after delivering her judgment)

* [[Conviction Byby Counterfactual Clue]]: Judy has committed this fallacy several times.

{{quote| '''Judge Judy''': It's not rocket science. Tell me what rocket science is.<br />

* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: Litigants who act stupid, litigants who act 'cool,' litigants who are lying on the stand and think they can get away with it... Few things, though, rouse her anger more than deadbeat parents. If you are one, you'll rue the day you agreed to appear before her.

* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: 1970s [[Game Show]] fans may recognize announcer Jerry Bishop from ''[[The Cross Wits]]'' and the Disney Channel in the 80's.

{{quote| I refuse to engage in similar mud slinging. I don't know where or by whom Judge Wapner was raised. But my parents taught me [[Blatant Lies|when you don't have something nice to say about someone, say nothing.]] Clearly, Judge Wapner was absent on the day that lesson was taught.}}

** [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: Sometimes shows a softer side.

{{quote| [[Sarcasm Mode|I could be wrong. I was wrong once in 1942.]]}}

**:* One case where she ''was'' proven wrong was where she accused a woman of lying when the woman claimed that she walked over a large distance to and from work every day. When her opponent actually ''spoke up in her defense'' when the judge didn't believe her, confirming that yes, she in fact ''did'' walk that distance every day, Judy admitted her mistake and apologized.<br />The above is a ''very'' rare occasion though. Generally speaking, Judy will get more and more irritated if she asks questions she thinks will embarrass defendants and make them look like feckless bums and then gets answers that don't suit her and prove otherwise. She's then most likely to simply change the subject.

{{quote| I've raised several teenagers, so I know that the first thing that teenagers do when they open their mouths is lie.}}

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