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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VERBRECHEN nach Ferdinand von Schirach
2013
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악마판사
2021
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What Lies Beneath
2018
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The People's Court
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Hot Bench
2014
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Interview With a Killer
2024
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逆転裁判〜その「真実」、異議あり!〜
2016
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大法官
2001
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Close to Home
2005
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Court Night Live
2022
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We the People with Gloria Allred
2011
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Sex & Murder
2020
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Ar y Ffin
2024
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アンチヒーロー
2024
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Chaos in Court
2020
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소년심판
2022
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Chyłka
2018
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Accomplice to Murder
2023
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Killer Cases
2020
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Sędzia Anna Maria Wesołowska
2006
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