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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 (Petri Hawkins-Byrd, better known as simply "Byrd") is a [[wikipedia: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 People's Court|would tell you.]]
After 25 seasons, the show aired its final new episode in 2021 and now continues on in reruns, with Sheindlin moving on to a new series on Amazon's Freevee streaming service called ''Judy Justice.''
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't answer her questions with "Mmmhmmm" or some variant instead of "Yes" or "No." Don't use "filler words" such as "Basically" and "Like." Also, interrupting her is one, as shown by her [[Catch Phrase|Catch Phrases]] below. And [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] is another, as exemplified by these two lines:
** "Either you're playing dumb or it's not an act."
** "Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining."
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** "They don't keep me up here because I look good."
** "You know when teenagers lying? [[Teens Are Monsters|When their mouths are moving.]]"
** "That's all." or "We're done." (after delivering her judgment)
** "Parties are excused, you may step out." (said by Byrd after Judge Judy rules)
** "What?! Where did you think you were going?! A tea party?!" or "...to the beach?!" or "...a tea dance?!" etc. (If one of the litigants does not bring certain necessary documents)
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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... 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.
* [[Hanging Judge]]
* [[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.
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