Official poster of Judge Judy
⭐ 5.8/10
TV Series • 1996

Judge Judy

Crime
25 seasons • 2190 episodes

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.

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Release date 1996-09-16
Original language EN
Status Ended
Popularity 20

Main Cast

Portrait of Judith Sheindlin
Judith Sheindlin Self - Judge
Portrait of Petri Hawkins-Byrd
Petri Hawkins-Byrd Self - Bailiff
Portrait of Steven Kamer
Steven Kamer Self - Announcer (voice)

Seasons

Poster for Season 1

Season 1

95 episodes

1996
Poster for Season 2

Season 2

10 episodes

Poster for Season 3

Season 3

2 episodes

Poster for Season 4

Season 4

0 episodes

Poster for Season 5

Season 5

0 episodes

Poster for Season 6

Season 6

186 episodes

2001
Poster for Season 7

Season 7

6 episodes

2002
Poster for Season 8

Season 8

0 episodes

Poster for Season 9

Season 9

0 episodes

Poster for Season 10

Season 10

1 episodes

Poster for Season 11

Season 11

0 episodes

Poster for Season 12

Season 12

11 episodes

Poster for Season 13

Season 13

17 episodes

Poster for Season 14

Season 14

10 episodes

Poster for Season 15

Season 15

6 episodes

Poster for Season 16

Season 16

3 episodes

Poster for Season 17

Season 17

260 episodes

2012
Poster for Season 18

Season 18

260 episodes

2013
Poster for Season 19

Season 19

260 episodes

2014
Poster for Season 20

Season 20

121 episodes

2015
Poster for Season 21

Season 21

260 episodes

2017
Poster for Season 22

Season 22

260 episodes

2017
Poster for Season 23

Season 23

260 episodes

2018
Poster for Season 24

Season 24

121 episodes

2019
Poster for Season 25

Season 25

41 episodes

2020