• Air date: 09 Sep '13 260 episodes
      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. By 2011, Judge Judy had...
  • List of Episodes (260)
    • 226. Ugly Split/Smashed Truck!

      12 May '14
      Divorcing parents with a history of assault and arrest fight over a truck.
    • 227. Babysitting Debacle; Unwed Parents' Bitter Breakup; Shoplifting Among Friends

      12 May '14
      A man says he owes his former baby-sitter nothing, because she damaged his truck and her boyfriend stole property; parents feud over a false arrest and a restraining order; a woman sues a former friend after they were arrested for shoplifting.
    • 228. Texas Exes; Drunk and Abusive?; Repeat Offender Drug Bailout

      13 May '14
      Exes feud over euthanizing a dog and vandalizing a car; a man says his girlfriend refused to give him his belongings after she kicked him out of the home; a former friend wants repayment of bail money from a woman incarcerated four times.
    • 229. Drinking and Driving House-Sitter?; Traffic Ticket Pile-Up; Three's a Crowd

      13 May '14
      A homeowner says a house sitter drank her wine, damaged her couch and crashed her car; a woman says she was falsely arrested for stealing her own car; two roommates insist that a third does not deserve to have her full security deposit returned.
    • 230. Mutual Combat or Teen Bullying?

      14 May '14
      Video evidence shows an altercation between schoolmates escalating into a fistfight.
    • 231. Kid-to-Kid Combat!

      14 May '14
      A 13-year-old is accused of attacking a 10-year-old and breaking his arm; children take the stand.
    • 232. Calling the Cops on a Cop!

      15 May '14
      A police officer says her former landlord filed false charges and defamed her character.
    • 233. Teens in Tight Quarters!; Tattooed Lip Infection!

      15 May '14
      Former high-school friends, who moved in together, fight over pets, girlfriends and property damage; a woman who got a serious infection sues the cosmetologist who tattooed her lips.
    • 234. Brawling Brothers; Younger Lover Bailout?

      16 May '14
      Judge Judy threatens to throw a man out of court for speaking out of turn; a man sues an unwed mother 20 years his junior for repayment of a loan and for emotional distress.
    • 235. Stolen Heart Medication?; Online Love Gone Wrong

      16 May '14
      A man says his former landlords stole his property and harassed him; an ex-boyfriend says he never asked his online girlfriend to lend him money to fix his car, so he does not have to repay her.
    • 236. Pit Bull Attack or Pit Bull Victim?; Ex-Lover Craziness

      19 May '14
      A woman with a small dog sues a pit bull's owner for veterinary bills and blood-stain removal; a man calls his ex "a nut" when she takes him to court for harassment and repayment of a loan.
    • 237. Sober-Living Strife!; Who Ran the Red Light?!

      19 May '14
      Roommates fight over rent, damaged property and an expensive bed; motorists accuse each other of causing a collision.
    • 238. Clash of the Cousins; Dog-Breeding Brawl

      20 May '14
      Cousins sue each other over a car repossession one of them calls illegal; women sue their former dog-breeder for the value of puppies they say were stolen.
    • 239. Funeral & Family Fight; Bulldog Stud Was a Dud!

      20 May '14
      Half-brothers feud over the cost of a funeral, heavy drinking and dental work as a result of a fight; a woman sues a former friend for a stud fee after an unsuccessful attempt to breed their English bulldogs by artificial insemination.
    • 240. Marijuana-Growing Property Fight!

      21 May '14
      Property on the Mexican border is at the center of a tenant/landlord dispute in which marijuana and vandalism come into play.
    • 241. Broken Relationship; Tenant Take Down

      21 May '14
      Accusations of assault between unwed parents; a landlady says tenants vandalized the property, and they countersue for harassment.
    • 242. Used Car Disaster?; Ex-Girlfriends and Vandalism

      26 May '14
      A used car's new owner says the brake pads fell off two days after he bought it; nevertheless, the seller sues him for the unpaid balance; a woman sues her former girlfriend for damaging her car in a parking-lot scuffle.
    • 243. Roommate Mayhem; Brother-in-Law Blowup; Ex-Lover Payback

      27 May '14
      Former roommates dispute restraining orders, stolen property and accusations of drug use; a man says his relative ruined his car's engine; an ex-boyfriend says he never agreed to repay the plaintiff for covering his rent.
    • 244. Used Car Calamity; Collateral Ex-Girlfriend Damage?; Abandoned or Stolen?; Co-Workers All Fired Up!

      28 May '14
      A phone with text evidence goes missing; ex-girlfriends accuse each other of vandalism and theft; a woman says her brother-in-law gave her a truck as payback for a loan; a co-worker regrets lending money.
    • 245. Mother-Daughter Rift; Raccoon and Pit Bull Attack; Pawned Albums

      29 May '14
      A woman and her daughter bring their grievances over a car sale to court; a couple sue a pit bull's owner for veterinary bills after it attacked their dog; a man's ex-girlfriend sold his record collection for pet-care money while he was in jail.
    • 246. When Childhood Friends Fight!; Sci-Fi Costume Battle

      30 May '14
      Friends reunite after years apart, then end up fighting over a car; members of a popular science-fiction costuming organization feud over one of their creations.
    • 247. Handcuffed!; Bad Brother?

      30 May '14
      Unwed parents fight over destruction of property and an arrest; a woman says her brother totaled her car, and he says she lied about it being insured.
    • 248. Wedding Tragedy; Payback Time for Ex-Girlfriends

      02 Jun '14
      A miscarriage days before a wedding leads to a dispute between the grieving newlyweds and a disgruntled DJ; a woman insists that her ex pay her back for thousands of dollars' worth of unauthorized credit-card charges.
    • 249. Motocross Bulldog Attack; Odd Man Out!

      03 Jun '14
      After one dog attacks another, their owners fight over veterinary bills; former roommates feud over a broken lease, a security deposit and an unpaid electric bill.
    • 250. Family Fight Over a Will; Motorcycle Mistake!; Single Mom Breakdown

      04 Jun '14
      After the deaths of a woman and her daughter, remaining family members fight over their car; former friends argue over a loan one took out to buy a motorcycle for the other; a single mom sues an ex-friend for a loan to start his business.