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Judge Judy

★ 6.1 6K votes 1996–2021 25 seasons · 6302 episodes Ended Syndication
LegalCourtrooms, lawyers and the machinery of the law.This show: 9/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 9/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 9/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Jerry Bishop
Starring
Jerry Bishop

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About

"One woman's impatience turned into daily television"

Judge Judy puts real small-claims disputes in front of former family-court judge Judith Sheindlin, who cuts through excuses with blunt, often funny put-downs before ruling on the spot. There's no reenactment or courtroom drama trickery: two people air a genuine grievance over money, property, or a broken promise, and she decides who's lying. The pace is brisk, episodes are short, and the appeal is almost entirely her personality: sharp, impatient, weirdly satisfying to watch dismantle bad arguments in real time.

Watch it for

the blunt, quotable authority of Judith Sheindlin dismantling flimsy excuses in real time.

Maybe skip if

you want narrative arcs or find repetitive small-claims disputes tedious over many episodes.

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Season 232018
7.531510137h 2m
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Season 242019
7.41K19972h 58m
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Season 252020
7.3205200

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Petri Hawkins Byrd Self - Bailiff, Self - Bailiff (1996-2021)
Judy Sheindlin Self - Judge
Jerry Bishop Announcer, Self - Announcer
Angelica Fuentes Self - Co-Plaintiff #1
Jackie LaVegila Self - Plaintiff
Jean Fuentes Self - Plaintiff #1
Bonnie Collier Self - Plaintiff #1
William Somsak Self - Plaintiff #1
Scharrie Wood Self - Plaintiff #1
John 'Jack' McAvaney Self - Plaintiff

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