Judge Judy

Synopsis

Judge Judy is an American arbitration-based reality court show presided over by retired Manhattan Family Court Judge Judith Sheindlin. The show features Sheindlin adjudicating real-life small claims disputes within a simulated courtroom set. 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 16, 1996, reportedly revitalized the court show genre. Only two other arbitration-based reality court shows preceded it, The People's Court and Jones and Jury. Sheindlin has been credited with introducing the "tough" adjudicating approach into the judicial genre, which has led to several imitators. The 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, making Sheindlin's span as a television arbiter the longest.

First Air Date: 1996-09-16

Last Air Date: 2021-07-23

Number of Seasons: 25

Number of Episodes: 2133

Created By: Judith Sheindlin

Networks: Syndication

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Top Cast

Judith Sheindlin as Self - Judge
Petri Hawkins-Byrd as Self - Bailiff
Jerry Bishop as Self - Announcer (voice)
Michael Stull as Self - Announcer (voice)
Steven Kamer as Self - Announcer (voice)
Bea Arthur as Self - Defendant's Witness
David J. McMillan as Self - Plaintiff
Lisa Lange as Self - Defendant

Seasons

Specials (Unknown Year) - (38 Episodes)

Season 1 (1996) - (95 Episodes)

Season 2 (Unknown Year) - (10 Episodes)

Season 3 (Unknown Year) - (2 Episodes)

Season 6 (2001) - (186 Episodes)

Season 7 (2002) - (6 Episodes)

Season 10 (Unknown Year) - (1 Episodes)

Season 12 (Unknown Year) - (11 Episodes)

Season 13 (Unknown Year) - (17 Episodes)

Season 14 (Unknown Year) - (10 Episodes)

Season 15 (Unknown Year) - (6 Episodes)

Season 16 (Unknown Year) - (3 Episodes)

Season 17 (2012) - (260 Episodes)

Season 18 (2013) - (260 Episodes)

Season 19 (2014) - (260 Episodes)

Season 20 (2015) - (121 Episodes)

Season 21 (2017) - (260 Episodes)

Season 22 (2017) - (260 Episodes)

Season 23 (2018) - (260 Episodes)

Season 24 (2019) - (64 Episodes)

Season 25 (2020) - (41 Episodes)

Specials

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: Justice Served

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Ep. 2: Justice Served

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Ep. 3: Justice Served

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Ep. 4: Justice Served

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Ep. 5: Justice Served

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Ep. 6: Justice Served

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Ep. 7: Justice Served

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Ep. 8: Justice Served

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Ep. 9: Justice Served

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Ep. 10: Justice Served

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Ep. 11: Justice Served

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Ep. 12: Justice Served

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Ep. 13: Justice Served

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Ep. 14: Justice Served

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Ep. 15: Justice Served

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Ep. 16: Justice Served

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Ep. 17: Justice Served

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Ep. 18: Justice Served

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Ep. 19: Justice Served

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Ep. 20: Justice Served

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Ep. 21: Justice Served

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Ep. 22: Justice Served

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Ep. 23: Justice Served

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Ep. 25: Justice Served

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Ep. 26: Justice Served - Interview

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Ep. 4027: Untitled (2011-02-14)

A woman sues a man for car damage and destroying a pair of sunglasses; a man claims drunken students keyed his car.
Ep. 4028: Untitled (2011-02-15)

After tripping and falling at a party, a woman sues the homeowner for injuries; divorced parents feud over the bill for their teen's drug rehabilitation.
Ep. 4031: Untitled (2011-02-16)

A teen claims her ex-boyfriend assaulted her while she was holding two children.
Ep. 4038: Untitled (2011-02-22)

A man says his ex-girlfriend burned him with a cigarette during a domestic dispute; she says he burned himself.
Ep. 4043: Untitled (2011-02-24)

A drunken brawl leads to one biting off part of another's ear; a woman says she gave money to her ex-boyfriend; a feud involves possible incidents during a night of partying.
Ep. 4046: Untitled (2011-02-25)

Teen girls are accused of breaking a car window; a man who lent a van to a traveling band sues for payment of parking tickets.
Ep. 4047: Untitled (2011-02-28)

A woman sued for damages by her former roommate says it was her boyfriend who punched holes in the wall and threw her around; the owner of a dead dog sues a taxidermist she paid to stuff the animal.
Ep. 4050: Untitled (2011-03-01)

A woman believes that her neighbors stole her purebred dog.
Ep. 4053: Untitled (2011-03-03)

Women argue over their daughters' tickets to a cheerleading competition and accusations of slander on a social website; a father accuses a college student and the son's former buddies of using a car as a paintball target and an ashtray.
Ep. 4054: Untitled (2011-03-04)

A dog's owner accuses a young man of poisoning it with alcohol; former roommates argue over a smashed TV.
Ep. 4055: Untitled (2011-03-07)

Former friends sue a man for car damages and injuries after a drunken brawl; ex-lovers fight over rent and utilities.
Ep. 4056: Untitled (2011-03-08)

An ex-friend fails to repay a loan for a car; former friends fight over furniture, a bicycle and moving expenses.