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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 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.

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 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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]]; however, it was not the originator of the judge show, as [[Rain Man|Raymond Babbit]] [[The Peoples Court (TV)|would tell you.]]

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* [[Blatant Lies]]: Lots of people try to pull this, but as a "truth machine," Judy is having none of it.

* [[Break the Haughty]]: A common occurrence. A certain case against a 13-year-old school bully in particular (said bully was reduced to tears) showed that she has no tolerance for [[Teens Are Monsters|children with attitude.]]

* [[Can't Get Away With 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."

* [[Can't Get Away With 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."

* [[Cast the Expert]]

* [[Catch Phrase]]: Quite a few:

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* [[Exact Words]]: The technique used by some litigants to get around responsibility for this or that action.

** One [[Too Dumb to Live|lovable idiot]] accused of jumping on the plaintiff's car and denting the trunk denied responsibility since she'd offered him a ride and told him to "hop on the car."

* [[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...

* [[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...

* [[Hanging Judge]]

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

* [[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.

* [[Hypocrite]]: When Joseph Wapner criticised Sheindlin's behavior she responded with:

{{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.}}

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{{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.

* [[Mean Character Nice Actor]]: When she's not in the courtroom she's a sweet grandmother.

* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: When she's not in the courtroom she's a sweet grandmother.

* [[Opening Narration]] / [[Emphasize Everything]]: "''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 ''her'' courtroom!) This is ''Judge Judy''!"

* [[Point and Laugh Show]]

* [[The Reason You Suck Speech]]: What Judy's one of the best at, [[Your Mileage May Vary|whether they actually suck or not.]] But most of them definitely do.

* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: What Judy's one of the best at, [[Your Mileage May Vary|whether they actually suck or not.]] But most of them definitely do.

* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Her Honor and the bailiff. Judy [[Hair Trigger Temper|gets furious at the drop of a hat]]; Byrd has not once expressed anything other than absolute stoicism ([[Crowning Moment of Funny|with a few exceptions]]). It's like the two leads from ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' were transplanted into the body of a judge and bailiff.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Her Honor and the bailiff. Judy [[Hair-Trigger Temper|gets furious at the drop of a hat]]; Byrd has not once expressed anything other than absolute stoicism ([[Crowning Moment of Funny|with a few exceptions]]). It's like the two leads from ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' were transplanted into the body of a judge and bailiff.

* [[Shown Their Work]]: Judge Judy is a legitimate legal authority. Even if the litigants are clearly getting on her last nerve, she will ''try'' to explain which legal areas are in play and why the plaintiff/defendant does or does not have a case.

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: A lot of defendants try to pull this, but Judy undoubtedly sees through it.